Dr Tony Sullivan Co-Chair Keep Our NHS Public (KONP)
Victoria Macdonald Health and Social Care Editor Channel 4 News
Pledges and support from politicians
Sir Keir Starmer
Jess Phillips MP
Laura Pidcock Former Shadow Secretary of State for Employment Rights
Barry Gardiner MP Brent North
Lillian Greenwood MP Nottingham South
Emily Thornberry MP Islington South and Finsbury
“We must stop being afraid to discuss Mental Health and give those who suffer the support they need.”
Alex Norris MP Nottingham North
Luciana Berger MP Liverpool Wavertree
“I pledge to do everything I possibly can to campaign for the best mental health services for all who need it, when they need it so that no-one has to be in crisis before they get the help they need and deserve. I want parity of esteem- real equality to be the reality not just some warm, fluffy, meaningless words.”
John Mcdonell Former Shadow Chancellor
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“I will work with my colleagues to ensure when Labour goes into government mental health will be a key priority.”
Rebecca Long-Bailey MP
Mental Health Provision “A right, not a luxury. I pledge to end the postcode lottery of mental health provision.”
Clive Lewis MP
“I pledge to fight everyday for a Labour Government that will ensure we have a first class mental health service for everyone. But also a society where the relentless pressures that affect so many are reduced. There is a better way.”
Members of The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Dr Linda Gask “To do everything that I can possibly do to improve care for people with mental health problems especially improving ‘continuity of care’ it is essential to have a person who knows your story.”Dr Fernando Nihal “My pledge is to support people to talk about their story and be understood- it has the power to transform and heal.”Peter Markham “I pledge to do all I can in my working and personal life to raise the profile of mental health issues and help the world realise how important it is that mental health services are funded appropriately.”Dr Joanna Cannon “I pledge to ensure I do everything I can to encourage people from many different backgrounds to ‘Choose Psychiatry’. People like you do become doctors! “Dr Rais Ahmed “It would be wonderful to give patients and carers more say in the shaping of mental health services. It is a guaranteed way to develop high quality, responsive and patient centred psychiatric services.” Dr Darren Bloye “A service that is adequately resourced and genuinely integrates health and social care.”Dr Kate Lovett Dean RCpsych “I pledge to do everything within my power to encourage people to ‘Choose Psychiatry’ and join ‘Team Mental Health’ and to be the very best they can be to reform mental health services.”Dr Raj Mohan and Dr Abdi “Please do not forget people with severe mental illness.”Paul Rees CEO RCpsych “We need parity of esteem for pateints with mental health conditions, supported by properly resourced psychiatrists across the UK.”Dr Anand Ramakvishnan “It is important to pause, to have stability in services provision. Morale is down. Need to support one another to improve mental health, reduce stigma and to have parity with physical health in services and resources. Hope for a better tomorrow.”Dr N Singh “To promote training and understanding of trauma and implications for diagnosis and treatment.”
Support from Mental Health Campaigners
Jonny Benjamin MBEDr Jacqui Dyer MBE‘Listen to patients and families’ Louis Theroux July 2019‘Words, promises, pledges. We’ve had them all. Now it’s Time for Action!’ Mark and Maddy Austin‘Young people are the future- we must look after their mental health and support them to support themselves.’ Dr Jon Goldin Great Ormond Street Hospital‘Collaboration between patients, carers and professionals is the way to go.’ Professor Janet Treasure‘We must listen to the sufferers and focus treatments on their needs at the time they need help. This needs more than money, it needs a change in psychiatric practice.. I pledge to work to this goal.’ Professor Hubert Lacey‘There is no health without mental health.’ Time for equity.‘ Saul Levin American Psychiatric Association (APA)Nick Hodgson RCpsych Media manager‘I pledge to get as many brilliant, fun and engaged medical students to go into psychiatry and keep psychiatrists engaged in practice.’ Bob Batterson Past Speaker of the Assembly of the American Psychiatric Association (APA)‘Weight and eating behaviors are important markers of emotional well-being BUT they are also highly sensitive and weight discrimination and stigma are rife. We can’t address one without addressing the other.’ Dr Dasha Nicholls Imperial College London
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