[A brief reference to this item appears in: Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012].
Summary
This report from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Mental Health represents the results of a one year inquiry into the future of mental health services in the reformed NHS. The four key areas of concern highlighted by this report are:
- Commissioning.
- Local decision-making.
- Integrated care.
- Personalisation and patient choice.
Recommendations are offered for CCGs, health and wellbeing boards and the government.
Reference
APPG on Mental Health (2012). Health and social care reform: making it work for mental health. London: All Party Parliamentary Group on Mental Health, July 2012.
It’s about time government addressed mental health issues seriously, but at the moment i don’t see this happening. I await with baited breath.
Thank you.