Strain on mental health care leaves 8m people without help, say NHS leaders

August 30, 2021

An estimated 8 million people in England with mental health problems cannot get specialist help because they are not considered sick enough to qualify, NHS leaders have revealed as the toll of the pandemic is laid bare.

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