expert reaction to comments made by Work and Pensions Secretary about Britain’s approach to mental health

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expert reaction to comments made by Work and Pensions Secretary about Britain’s approach to mental health

Scientists react to comments made by Mel Stride about Britain’s approach to mental health.    Dr Lade Smith CBE, President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, said “It’s disappointing to see the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions diminish and misrepresent people with mental illness. This is not simply a ‘culture’ that will go away on its own. People are not pretending to be sick, they really are sick. “There has been a significant incre…