Achieving Better Access To Mental Health By 2020 In The UK, A Report From The National Health System

On October 2014, the National Health System (NHS England) released a report on its mission to achieve better mental health care by 2020. The report details the lack of mental health parity in the NHS system. The report also presents in the executive summary the lack of timely access to services and then to treatment are the most obvious gaps in the system. While there are standard waiting times for physical health services, the report indicates waiting times for mental health services currently do not exist.

A multiyear plan to correct the issues will start in 2014/2015 with an . . .