Mental health conditions are overdiagnosed, Streeting says
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Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the “overdiagnosis” of mental health conditions was “too much publicized”.
Streets said the welfare system must be “sustainable” as he defended the government’s upcoming reforms aimed at cutting the welfare bill, according to the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg’s plan.
People are eligible to apply for Individual Independent Payments (PIP) (the main benefit of working-age adults) seem to be tightening under the plan.
Because the common pandemic is related to mental health or behavioral status According to the Institute of Finance.
Minister of Work and Pensions Liz Kendall is Details of the reform are expected to be proposed on Tuesday.
When asked if he agrees with experts saying warnings of overdiagnosing mental health, the streets said he wanted to “follow the evidence, and I agree with the viewpoint about overdiagnosis.”
“It’s another thing, mental health, sickness, it’s a spectrum, I think there’s definitely overdiagnosis, but there’s too many people getting written off,” he told the BBC.
The Health Minister said “too many people just don’t get the support they need” and stressed the government’s commitment to recruit 8,500 mental health workers to lay off the jobs.
Brian Dow, deputy chief executive of the charity’s deputy chief executive, responded in a statement that for many people with long-term illnesses, they are diagnosed and treated due to “stress in the system.”
“The crisis in mental health in the United States is very real,” he said.
He added that while it is necessary to distinguish between common, moderate mental health issues and “provide the right support for people to ensure that their hygiene is not a job barrier,” he stressed that no one has access to the benefits of mental health conditions without being diagnosed by experienced health care professionals.
The former Conservative government explored Making it harder for young people with mental health conditions to require PIP.
Streets will not be drawn based on the details of government welfare reforms.
BBC understands Ministers are considering abandoning the plan to not increase the plan based on inflation (the rate at which prices rise).
Many generally loyal working MPs expressed strong opposition to the potential shift after the freeze of PIP.
When asked if PIPS would be frozen, the street said: “I haven’t seen the full plan yet, they haven’t come to the cabinet yet.
“But all I know is that the work and pension secretary wants to support those who need it most.”
He added: “I haven’t read the advice yet, but you’ve seen the briefing, you’ve seen the guesswork. I think the moral of the story is waiting for the plan.”
Shadow Education Minister Laura Trott accused the government of “everywhere” in welfare reform.
When asked if the Conservatives would support the welfare changes, she said her party supports the “welfare reform principles” but “we are not clear about the plan.”
SNP urges Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to cut “cuts to people with disabilities”.
The party’s Westminster leader Stephen Flynn said the Labor government “integrated as it pleases the Conservative austerity rules of public spending.”
Prime Minister Rachel Reeves has been appointed Before the spring statement, in the case of draft cuts in welfare and other government departments.
Ministers need to “master” the welfare bills as she tries to meet the government’s self-regulation on public spending.
Total expenditure on health and disability benefits is expected to increase from £64.7 billion in 2023-24 to £100.7 billion in 2029-30.
According to the Office of Budget Responsibility, the biggest contribution of this increase is from welfare expenditure expenditures.
PIP is the second largest element of the Working Age Benefits Act, and spending is expected to nearly double to £3.4 billion by 2029-30.
PIP is designed to provide additional cost of living for people with long-term or mental health conditions.
Some recipients are working and believe it provides basic support to enable them to remain employed. But it is also attributed to those who are severely disabled and unable to work.
Some of the reforms proposed by Kendall will include “trying” guaranteed “rights” – allowing people with disabilities to have opportunities to pursue employment without the risk of losing benefits.
