Labour promises mental health 'overhaul' after NHS psychiatrist defected to party from Tories

Sir Keir Starmer has promised a mental health "overhaul" as he welcomed defector and NHS psychiatrist Dan Poulter to his party. Dr Poulter left the Tories with a savage attack on their record on the NHS.The Labour leader will promise to "overhaul" the way mental health is approached if he wins the election, on a visit on Monday with his party's newest MP.

Sir Keir said: "I will not sit on my hands while tens of thousands of people have their lives on hold and ambition curtailed while they languish on mental health waiting lists. "My Labour government will inject resource and reform into NHS mental health services to not just turn around the shocking figures and give people their lives back, but to completely overhaul the way our country approaches mental health.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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