Mental health service users to get greater choice in care

The Government has announced that mental health service users will get more choice about where and how they get their condition treated by the NHS. Care Minister Norman Lamb said: “If any group of patients could benefit from being empowered by taking control of their own care, it is people with mental illness. Today’s announcement is a further step to make sure they have more choice, more control and more information about their care.

“We’ve made it clear in the past that there can be no health without mental health, and that we expect the NHS to place as much emphasis on people’s mental health as on their physical health needs. By giving patients more choice in their care, we are making sure they get the right type of high quality mental health care at the right time, which suits them and their needs.”

Article via mentalhealthtoday.co.uk found here.

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