Parity between physical and mental health

This survey finds that only one in ten nursing staff think governments are achieving equality between mental and physical health care with 95 per cent of respondents believing mental health care inequality exists. More than half say it’s got worse since the pandemic. Nursing staff report that patients are being forced to wait for months and travel miles for mental health treatment or are having to pay privately to get the care they need. The Royal College of Nursing is calling on all governments across the UK to support mental health care by increasing funding, improving access to services, and ensuring there are safe levels of staffing.