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Nursing leaders warn mental health reforms will fail without more staffing
NHS workers on the picket line outside St Thomas' Hospital, London, May 1, 2023
PLANS to modernise mental healthcare in Britain will not succeed unless the sector’s chronic shortage of nurses is tackled, nursing leaders warned today.
The government announced details of its proposed Mental Health Bill in Parliament on Wednesday.
Patients sectioned under the Mental Health Act will have more dignity and a say over their care under the proposed reforms to what has been described as an “outdated” system.
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