Wellcome responds to UK health secretary's order for an independent review of mental health overdiagnosis
Miranda Wolpert, Wellcome's director of mental health, responds to Wes Streeting's order for an independent review on mental health overdiagnosis
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Miranda Wolpert, director of mental health at Wellcome, said:
"With mental health services under extraordinary strain and many suffering without access to healthcare, it is unsurprising how polarised the mental health overdiagnosis debate is.
"However, trying to improve how we diagnose mental health conditions shouldn’t overshadow the bigger challenge: ensuring people get the right help at the right time.
"The UK health minister's focus on improving our evidence base is very welcome but we also need more investment in science and innovation to create smarter, more personalised systems of support.
"At Wellcome, we’re funding research to make mental health care more precise and equitable, so that effective support can be delivered rapidly and at scale."
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