Claim: There are 6,000 fewer nurses and 400 fewer doctors working in mental health under this government.
Fact-check: Fewer doctors and nurses working in mental health - Full Fact
Verdict: there were 6,100 fewer nurses in 2015 compared to 2010 in england, using a broad definition of mental health nurses that includes learning disability nurses. looking only at mental health nurses there were 4,600 fewer over the same time. there were 170 fewer fully trained doctors specialising in psychiatry and psychotherapy in 2016 compared to 2010.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sinéad Boultwood
Date published: 2017-01-11T00:00:00