"It’s an obvious point to make, but the severity of mental health waiting times only exacerbates conditions such as depression and anxiety, and runs contrary to the fundamental principle of medicine that early intervention reduces long-term complications. Rather than an honest assessment of their own failures, all the Tories can do is blame sufferers. It is a grotesque distortion that callously sacrifices vulnerable people for political gain"
#PIP #Benefits #UKPolitics
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/may/01/rishi-sunak-welfare-support-depression-anxiety?CMP=GTUK_email
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