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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent

Cutting mental health waiting times ‘could save UK £1bn a year’

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About 3.8m people in England were in contact with NHS mental health, learning disability and autism services in 2023-24. Photograph: Science Photo Library/Alamy

Ministers have been told cutting waiting times for thousands of people in Britain’s mental health crisis could help employment and save the government £1bn a year.

According to research by Lancaster University, providing access to faster treatment across England through the NHS would help to improve the health of hundreds of thousands of people while bringing economic benefits for the nation at large.

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