Ministers confirmed to Scottish Labour that the 2021/22 Programme for Government commitment has “not yet commenced” due to “difficult decisions” set out in November’s emergency budget review
The Scottish Government has not started hiring 1,000 mental health specialists yet despite it being one of their key pledges from the last term of Government.
The 2021/22 Programme for Government stated that “By 2026, every GP Practice will have access to a mental health and wellbeing service, funding 1,000 additional dedicated staff who can help grow community mental health resilience and direct social prescribing.” SNP finances probe Public Health Scotland figures also showed the number of children seen by the Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services within the 18-week target is 70 per cent, below the 90 per cent target.
Scottish politics “Scotland is in the grip of a mental health crisis: Camhs are at breaking point, NHS 24 is experiencing record calls relating to mental health and GP practices are buckling under the pressure of unprecedented demand.
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