- Conference
- 2015 Health Care Service Group Conference
- Date
- 4 December 2014
- Decision
- Carried
Conference notes that although mental health is a significant part of the NHS, at least 20% of all activity, it is very under resourced.
As a result staff working in mental health services are experiencing significant workplace stress as they struggle to provide high quality services to the detriment of staff health and wellbeing leading to high levels of sickness and retention issues.
This conference calls upon the Service Group Executive to undertake the following actions:
1) To lead a campaign to raise awareness of the issue of under funding of mental health services in the NHS.
2) To lead a campaign for achieving parity of resources for mental health services within the NHS.