Labour responds to the Government's mental health funding announcement

Rosena Allin-Khan MP, Labour's Shadow Cabinet Minister for Mental Health, responding to the Government's mental health funding announcement, said:

“This rehash of an old announcement shows that the Government is out of fresh ideas for mental health services. 

“With demand for mental health treatment on the rise, it’s time for a government that puts patients first. 

“The next Labour Government will have a preventative approach to mental health, guaranteeing treatment within a month by recruiting an additional 8,500 mental health professionals, and putting a mental health hub in every community paid for by scrapping the carried interest loophole and levying VAT on private school fees.”

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Notes

NHS England’s announcement last month on expanding mental health crisis services can be found here:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/2022/12/nhs-expands-mental-health-crisis-services-this-winter/