Mental health
NHS money “missing”

This is despite ministers saying they would invest an additional £143 million into the services this financial year.
The Mental Health Network (MHN) suspects the funding has been put into supporting other health services.
The chancellor announced the additional funding as part of a £1.25 billion investment over the next five years. While campaigners expected £250 million to be made this year, the Department of Health announced that only £143 million would be allocated.
The body representing mental health trusts say that they have seen little of that amount. However, NHS England says that they can show where the money has been allocated, such as:
- £75m – clinical commissioning groups (CCGs)
- £2m – improving care for young people in the justice system
- £2m – improving services in schools
- £1m – support for children with learning disabilities in long-term care.
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