NHS England has reversed its decision to halt new sign-ups to the NHS Practitioner Health (NHSPH) programme, a mental health and addiction service that specialises in treating healthcare professionals, after doctors expressed “dismay and disbelief.”
A notice on the NHSPH website issued on 12 April said that NHS England was reviewing the “staff support offer for mental health across all staff groups to consider long term sustainable options.” During this review NHS Egland had said that no new referrals would be accepted from secondary care staff.1
However, after an outcry among healthcare leaders and doctors, including through an …