Physical health of mentally ill must improve
IN SCOTLAND, we are proud of the National Health Service – a free-at-the-point-of-access healthcare system which, as we all know, provides free healthcare to everyone living in Scotland, regardless of background or illness.
The key question for those who suffer mental illness and their families is whether or not this equal access translates into equal treatment.
Around 2 per cent of the population suffer from a major mental illness such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Mental disorders have a major impact on public health with heavy personal, social, economic and health-related costs.
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