He alerted parties working in the British health sector to that National Health Service (NHS) facilities The NHS is ill-equipped to deal with a hidden ‘para-pandemic’ of mental health, leaving many patients without adequate treatment.
The crisis of the high cost of living and the consequences caused by the “Covid” epidemic caused an increase in the number of people suffering from health problems sanity in the UK. But health experts warn that the true scope of the problems may be much wider, because it is impossible to say how many people might later come forward for care.
In this context, Saffron Corderie, the interim CEO of “Providers NHS”, which represents hospital and ambulance institutions affiliated with the “National Health Service”, indicated that the scale of the problem had become imperative to be addressed quickly, while her institution had previously estimated that there were regarding Eight million people need mental health care and do not have access to it.
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This comes at a time when recent figures issued by the NHS show that 25 percent of individuals between the ages of 17 and 19 are now estimated to be suffering from a mental health problem, an increase from the rate recorded last year, which was in around 17 percent.
In an interview with The Independent, Ms Cordery said: “During my last conversation with a CEO [لأحد مستشفيات “أن أتش أس”]From him, I learned that their analysis of the deterioration in mental health over the past few years – in terms of the number of people suffering from these conditions and disorders – is a ‘parapandemic’. I agree with him in this assessment. We must act quickly to address the growing need for mental health care that is not being addressed.”
And Corderie pointed out that mental health cases “remained hidden and unreported”, at a time when the “National Health Service” facilities were facing difficulties dealing with the effects of the “Covid” epidemic, and since then there has been a rise in the number of people who need assistance and access. to mental health services.
“The ones we are talking regarding are only the people whose cases we have been able to diagnose,” the NHS official added. And she considered that “what should concern us is with regard to individuals who have not yet applied to obtain the necessary care for their mental well-being.”
On the other hand, she warned that this situation may worsen, because the high cost of living may cause mental health problems to multiply.
It is expected that the crisis will have two consequences: the first is an increase in the number of people who suffer from mental health problems for the first time, while the second is associated with some individuals who have previously suffered from them, and whose mental health will deteriorate.
Rosina Allen Khan, the shadow mental health minister in the opposition Labor government, said, for her part, that “the demand for mental health treatment is increasing, as many patients, including children, suffer days in emergency departments, waiting for beds in mental health wards.”
“The government simply does not have the means to address the crisis. Without timely treatment, mental illnesses will only get worse,” she added.
And Khan considered that “following nearly 12 years of mismanagement by the” Conservative” party, our public services and our economy are on the brink of the abyss.”
The Independent revealed last month that patients with mental illness were finding it increasingly difficult to get help at all levels of NHS facilities. Some wait up to eight days in ‘accident and emergency’ departments for a hospital bed to be given, while record numbers face ‘unacceptable’ delays in the number of referrals.
The latest figures show that more than 16,000 adults and 20,000 children who should be receiving NHS care are unable to access vital services each month.
Marc Rowland, CEO of the Mental Health Foundation [منظمة خيرية تعنى بمساعدة الناس على فهم وضع صحتهم العقلية والحفاظ عليها] He said that “NHS facilities are doing a fantastic job, but we know that our mental health services, like our health services, are under tremendous stress and have been pushed to the breaking point. An approach focused on prevention is now more necessary than ever.” passed.”
He also cautioned that research has shown that financial stress and poverty are “major contributors” to the increase in mental health problems. “If the government does not take clear preventive action to support people and communities, there will be an increase in these cases across the UK and there will be more demand for mental health services,” he said.
“We know from past recessions that major investment in communities and labor market programs protects the mental health of vulnerable people and saves lives,” Rowland added. Specifically, he called for more training for frontline public servants, such as debt counselors and job center workers. He believed that such steps would have a positive economic impact.
Commenting on the aforementioned, a spokeswoman for the British Ministry of Health and Social Care said, “We know that the pandemic affected not only people’s physical health, but also their mental health, and therefore the mental health services of the “NHS” remained available to everyone, All mental health hospitals have set up emergency helplines for individuals in psychological distress.
She concluded by saying that the government has increased investment in NHS mental health services by regarding two billion and 300 million pounds (two billion and 780 million US dollars) annually until 2024, which means that an additional two million people will be able to obtain support in the field of mental health. Funded by the National Health Service.
