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06/05/2014

Are mental health services in crisis? Claudia Hammond talks to Royal College of Psychiatrists president Sue Bailey and MP Norman Lamb. Plus underdiagnosis of shell shock in WWI.

Are mental health services in crisis? Claudia Hammond talks to Sue Bailey, president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, about her fears that mental health is at a tipping point and could be heading towards its own Stafford Hospital style scandal. Martin McShane from NHS England and Minister for Care and Support, Norman Lamb, respond. Claudia talks to historian, Jay Winter about why he believes shell shock in World War One was hugely underdiagnosed. And she hears from Mindout, a support group for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Brighton and a finalist in the All in the Mind mental health awards.

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28 minutes

Last on

Wed 7 May 2014 15:30

Chapters

  • Mental Health in Crisis?

    Are mental health services in crisis?

    Duration: 12:47

  • Shell Shock in WWI

    Was shell shock in World War I underdiagnosed?

    Duration: 05:58

  • MindOut

    Finalist in the All in the Mind Mental Health Awards

    Duration: 08:24

Broadcasts

  • Tue 6 May 2014 21:00
  • Wed 7 May 2014 15:30

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