The Future Of Mental Health: Discussion Paper

On March 21, 2014, the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network (MHN) -- representing mental health and learning disability service providers to the National Health Services (NHS) in England -- released a discussion paper on the future of mental health service delivery and demand in England. Some key points addressed include: By 2030 there will be approximately 2 million more adults in the UK with a mental health problem; society’s attitudes towards mental health problems are changing, as are the expectations of people who use services; in the next decade, the NHS could experience a funding gap of between £44 and . . .