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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Mikey Smith

Private mental health firms paid £1million a day by NHS as 40% need safety 'improvement'

Private mental health providers made £1.37million a day from the NHS in 2020-21, figures suggest.

Yet four in 10 services from main providers are “inadequate” or “require improvement” for patient safety.

Shadow Mental Health Minister Dr Rosena Allin-Khan wants the Tories to hire more NHS mental health workers to cut crippling waiting lists.

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