Mentally Ill held by police because no NHS here

[CharliesRightPeg]

Not just cops
Schools are excluding kids who should be in sens schools or having support cause the support isn' there and they can' cope to action

 

[bluegirl74]

Not sure if anyone else listened but "It's a fair cop" on R4 dealt with this very issue this week. Worth a listen. It's a tragedy and the "pass the person" piece particularly summed up the futility and ridiculousleness of the reality.

 

[blueinsa]

As a society a debate is badly needed on how we fund the future of social and mental care as well as the NHS and unfortunately, us paying more in tax when we can afford to is a large part of the answer.

 

[blueonblue]

As a society a debate is badly needed on how we fund the future of social and mental care as well as the NHS and unfortunately, us paying more in tax when we can afford to is a large part of the answer.

Knowing what kind of snakes slither around all political parties have you any kind of confidence thats where the money would go ?

 

[bluethrunthru]

why is this a surprise to people................the Nasty Party are holding the purse strings remember folks.

 

[bluethrunthru]

As a society a debate is badly needed on how we fund the future of social and mental care as well as the NHS and unfortunately, us paying more in tax when we can afford to is a large part of the answer.

I agree with you but I suspect the idea of paying more tax has us in a minority of two.

 

[blueonblue]

why is this a surprise to people................the Nasty Party are holding the purse strings remember folks.

You really want to pin it on one party after the last labour government ?

 

[Sir peace frog]

I agree 100% with this op,the mentalist shouldn't be locked in prison cells ,they should be sent to special centres so we can experiment on them to find cures for all us sane peoples ailments like lurgy

 

[bluethrunthru]

You really want to pin it on one party after the last labour government ?

Yes - slash and burn began with austerity measures brought in by the coalition government in 2010. The complaint you would have about the previous Labour govt is that they spent money like a sailor on shore leave................you can't have it both ways mate if Labour overspent they weren't underfunding these issues were they?

 

[blueinsa]

I agree with you but I suspect the idea of paying more tax has us in a minority of two.

Then as a society we can't moan about a future that does not provide the care we all need or expect.

It has to be paid for and we have to face up to that fact.