A Budget For Better Mental Health?

As the 2017 Budget approaches, there has been a growing call on the Chancellor to ensure that health, and particularly mental health, funding is given a boost in order to meet the Prime Minister’s ambition is tackling the ‘burning injustices’ of poor access to help when people need it.The need for fairer funding for mental health services within the NHS is now widely known and clear. Mental health care accounts for about 12% of NHS spending yet mental ill health represents abou