Cuts blamed for ‘appalling’ rise in mental health deaths

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Inquiry call as new figures show a 26% rise in the number of mental health patients attempting or committing suicide

BY JASON BEATTIE More help needed: figures show rise in number of mental health deaths   MPs have blamed government cuts for the “appalling and tragic” rise in the number of mental health deaths. New figures show unexpected deaths among mental health patients in NHS care have soared by more than a fifth over the […]