Mental health spending among worst in UK

PUBLIC spending on mental health services in North Lincolnshire is among the worst in the country, according to a survey by the King's Fund.

North Lincolnshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) was found to rank 113th out of 151 trusts in funding for mental conditions in the research spending £146 per head in 2006/7.

Islington PCT came out on top with £332.

The PCT was placed much higher for its spending on cancer and tumours and circulatory problems, including heart disease.

North Lincolnshire Council's lead member for healthier communities and adults, Stuart Wilson said: "I'm sure more could be done.

"Unfortunately, mental health is one of the things that tends to get overlooked when money is short and I suspect they began to under-fund it when the PCT ran into economic difficulties the year before last."

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