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Increase funding for NHS counsellors and review current referral pathways

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I want referral pathways from GPs for mental health issues to be reviewed, and improved. There is a need for a robust recruitment drive for actual counsellors and specialists in the NHS, and for better observance of the principle that mental health should be treated like physical health.

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Increase funding for NHS counsellors and review current referral pathways

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I want referral pathways from GPs for mental health issues to be reviewed, and improved. There is a need for a robust recruitment drive for actual counsellors and specialists in the NHS, and for better observance of the principle that mental health should be treated like physical health.

National
54 reactions·100% agree
Wes Streeting

Wes Streeting

Health Secretary

Health Secretary

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