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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Andrew Gregory Health editor

Call for six new mental health hospitals in England as buildings ‘crumble away’

The Royal College of Psychiatrists building in London
The Royal College of Psychiatrists’ president, Dr Adrian James, urged the government to stop treating mental health as an afterthought. Photograph: Robert Evans/Alamy


Thousands of mental health patients in England are being treated in buildings that are “dangerous” and unfit for purpose, Britain’s most senior psychiatrist has warned.

Dr Adrian James, the president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, urged the government to fund six new mental health hospitals as part of its promise to build 48 new hospitals by 2030.

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