NHS Providers: Mental health needs true ‘parity of esteem’ or ‘three shifts’ plan risks failure

Thursday, 5 June 2025 09:48

Unless mental health services are better supported, the government's ‘three shifts' in health and care will not be achieved, NHS trust leaders have warned. Failing to support the mental health sector to address systemic challenges it faces – including steep growth in and the changing nature of demand, and the availability and consistency of high-quality care - risks reinforcing its longstanding ‘secondary status' compared to physical health services, with serious...Request free trial