1.4 million people referred to NHS mental health therapy in the past year

Data just released by the NHS has show that there were over one million referrals to NHS talking therapies for depression and anxiety made last year. Of the 1.4 million new referrals for talking therapies as part of NHS England’s Increasing Access to Talking Therapies (IAPT) programme, 965,000 people  began treatment, a 32,000 rise on patient numbers from the year before.  IAPT is a key element of NHS England’s improvements to mental health services, offering talking therapies to people with common conditions including depression and anxiety, and CPCP is proud to be involved with this initiative, having been listed on the IAPT Register.  

13-Dec-2017