Amanda Pritchard has been a hugely imp NHS CEO steering it with integrity. The pandemic had a seismic impact in the nation’s mental health prtclry young people and she always did everything necessary people got support asap - a leader of huge resolve
Brian Dow
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Deputy CEO, Rethink Mental Illness/Chief Executive, Mental Health UK.
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As CEO of @mentalhealthuk I’ve co-signed this letter to PM @Keir_Starmer - we cannot have cuts to the mental health budget when wasting lists are under such pressure. Economic growth depends on helping people who are unwell back to work and this can’t be done by cutting support!
🚨 Mental health services are already stretched beyond capacity.View quoted post on X
Yet there are reports that the government may axe vital safeguards for mental health funding.
Alongside 17 organisations, we've written to the PM asking to protect funding for services 👇
Just had the honour of interviewing the extraordinary @elizabday as part of #WorldMentalHealthDay2024 for @BankofAmerica - such a fantastic hour with a wonderful person, who had so much insight and wisdom around the relationship between mental health and failure.
Standing with others in condemning the racist mobs trying to set alight the fire of division. Anyone involved whether on the streets or online does serious mental injury to the families affected by the tragedy in Southport. They are as far from patriotism as it is possible to be.