Claim: There are 5,000 fewer mental health nurses since 2010.
Fact-check: Are mental health nurse numbers down? - Full Fact
Verdict: this is correct looking just at mental health nurses and excluding those who work in learning disabilities. nhs digital, which publishes the figures, uses a broader definition of mental health nurse that includes both groups. looking at both of these the number of nurses has decreased by around 7,000 since 2010.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Claire Milne
Date published: 2017-07-31T00:00:00