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Rural communities receive minimal NHS mental health support during and after crisis events.
Conclusion
Crisis events can have short- and long-term effects on people’s mental health, but civil society groups told us NHS support is minimal or short-term, despite greater support being likely to help people deal more successfully with trauma. Rural health providers suggested only limited local planning takes place with no extra resources being available, while NHS England suggested more funding could be made available. An ICS told us much work is underway to plan for crisis events. NHS England was focused on the “clinical” response with ICSs leading “on the ground” and expected to make best use of “tools” provided by the Government.
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 3 November 2023. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document.
Addressee Bodies
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Timeline
Recommendation age
3.3 yrs
Report published
18 May 2023