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Tories and mental health - if they get in will it be a disaster?

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JaceyBee · 22/04/2010 14:20

I work in mental health and like many people am concerned about what will happen to our service if the conservatives get in next month.

Historically I believe mental health has not been a priority for the tories, maybe this has changed now, I know they intend to monitor the mental health of ex-servicemen and women more carefully which has got to be a good thing I suppose.

However it was Labour who brought in the Increased Access to Psychological Therapies in order to shorten waiting lists for counselling/therapy in primary care and relieve burden on GP's for common mental health problems.

I just can't see myself ever voting tory, would they be disastrous for people who work in mental health, and more importantly our patients? What do others think???

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Brollyflower · 22/04/2010 14:33

Any Govt that puts huge pressure on the NHS to make 'efficiency savings' and devolves control without central targets or aims or things central Govt is keeping their eye on will, in my view, lead to local cuts to real services and mental health is one easy target. It always has been.

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