Fact checks covering mental health service provisioning, self harm, suicide, anxiety and depression
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There are 5,000 fewer mental health nurses since 2010, using a broader definition of mental health nurses used by NHS Digital, there are 7,000 fewer. Read
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We've factchecked claims from Theresa May's speech at the Conservative party manifesto launch. Read
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The government wants to achieve equality between the physical and mental health services provided to people, but it’s not there yet. Read
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The recent tribunal ruling on the disability benefit PIP was about the interpretation and application of the language of existing regulations. Read
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There are fewer nurses and doctors specialising in mental health now than in 2010. Read
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Changes to the way these figures are gathered means we don’t know for sure how the number of people accessing mental health services has changed between 2010/11 and 2014/15. Read
