Question: does the nhs recieve a lot of money each year because i remember someone saying the new prime minister is giving more money to the eu than the nhs leaving them broke??

Arts Therapy Team answered on 24 Jan 2019: last edited 24 Jan 2019 11:10 am

mandy here:
I am not good on budgets – not the best to explain – and this is a political question – but briefly the NHS is vast and very costly.
we have an aging population so always need more resources for the elderly.
mental health treatment is costly, partly as the medication is expensive
people who decide on how to spend the money have to juggle multiple health needs – medication, hospitals, GP (primary care)
when more money is allocated to the NHS, it is quickly absorbed into multiple services and people may not see a difference

over the past few years there has been money put into increasing access to psychological therapies (IAPT) for mild/ moderate anxiety / depression
in arts therapies we work with people more severely mentally ill than that

you may also be interested to hear that part of the NHS plan is to have trained people to work with schools and colleges to help with mental health of young people

sorry I don’t feel equipped to comment on Brexit/ EU!