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Shame on the UK!

I have listed below some bullet points relating to a condition which is not convenient or comfortable for politicians, healthcare chiefs and society to talk about. Can you guess what I'm referring to?


  • It cost the UK 70 million working days last year
  • That figure is up 24% since 2009
  • It costs the economy between £70 and £100 billion per annum in lost productivity, benefit payments and absence from work
  • It causes 28% of illness for the NHS but gets just 13% of the budget
  • Three quarters of those affected receive no treatment
  • Spending on this illness is going down in real terms
  • 50% of affected adults have their first illness by age 15
  • 75% of affected adults have their first illness by age 18
  • 25% of adults suffer some form of this illness all of the time
  • In my medical degree, this illness was granted 7 weeks in 5 years
  • It is not a physical illness so is not thought of in the same way
I hope by now you have guessed what it is because all health begins with mental health - whoever we are!

http://betweendenbighandkeele.blogspot.com/2013/07/mental-health-societys-problem.html

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