The surge in mental ill health is hugely distressing. That’s why I’ve commissioned a review to find out what’s driving it
Earlier this year, I appeared on the BBC and was asked a question by Laura Kuenssberg that I hadn’t anticipated: did I believe there’s a problem with mental health overdiagnosis?
I gave a simple answer, that yes, I did think there was overdiagnosis, that too many people were being written off, and too many people weren’t getting the support they needed.
Wes Streeting is the secretary of state for health and social care and Labour MP for Ilford North
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