Government plans 40 new hospitals and a new mental health services pilot
The plans also include £200m for replacing MRI, CT scanners and breast cancer screening equipment.Last year they unveiled a five-year funding settlement for the health service in England.It recognises that supporting people with mental health problems is also about helping people remain in work, find work or access benefits alongside any counselling or medication they may be taking.
The government said there would be an extra £2.3bn a year by 2023-4 to improve mental health care and £975m of funding was earmarked to provide community mental health provision. The pilot areas will cover services in the Humber, Coast and Vale Health and Care Partnership, Frimley Health and Care, and Surrey Heartlands; providers for Cambridge and Peterborough; Hertfordshire and West Essex; north-west London; north-east London; Herefordshire and Worcestershire; Lincolnshire; South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw; Cheshire and Merseyside, and Somerset.
Speaking ahead of the start of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, Ms Dorries added:"We know there are many causes behind mental illness - including significant life changes, problems at work or addiction - so it is only right that the NHS brings services together to serve patients in their communities."Meanwhile, the prime minister has unveiled a £200m cash injection for the UK's health and life sciences industry.
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