Mental health: there are fewer beds, nurses and psychiatry trainees than in 2010
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By Grace Rahman
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Claim
The number of hospital beds for people with acute mental health conditions has fallen by 30%.
Conclusion
These years aren’t comparable due to a change in collection method from 2010. Between 2010 and 2017 there was a 22% drop.
"The number of hospital beds for people with acute mental health conditions, where a consultant psychiatrist is on hand to oversee treatment, has fallen by almost 30% since 2009."
The Observer, 21 July 2018
The number of overnight beds for those suffering with mental health issues, mental health nurses and psychiatrists in training in the NHS in England have all dropped since 2009.
Mental health beds
Using comparable figures since 2010, the average number of mental illness beds per year has dropped by 22% from 23,400 to 18,300.
The 30% drop claim compares years before and after a change in the way the data was collected in 2010, which means fewer bed types are now counted. The figure used in The Observer compares 2009/10 with 20...
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