The report compares this data with that of previous years. They report that the overall real increase in investment in working age adult mental health services from 2001/02 to 2009/10 is £2.315 billion (58 per cent), from £3.996 billion to £6.311 billion.
The key findings of the report include:
- Between 2008/09 to 2009/10 there was a real increase in total investment of 5.3 per cent, from £5.892 billion to £6.311 billion.
- Between 2008/09 to 2009/10 there was an increase of 2.5 per cent in services provided by the non statutory sector, from 21.95 per cent to 24.45 per cent.
- The percentage of investment in direct services has risen back to 2007/08 levels and is 81.3 per cent. Since 2002/03 there has been an overall increase of 5.9 per cent.
- Investment in the three priority areas, Crisis Resolution, Early Intervention and Assertive Outreach, has increased by 5 per cent since 2008/09.
- All ten SHAs reported a real increase in investment after inflation, six reported an increase of over 5 per cent and only two reported an increase of less than 1 per cent.
- With an increase of 6.3 per cent in real investment London remained the highest investor per head across SHAs, spending £211 per head compared with the national average of £193 per head.
- Between SHAs, investment per head ranged from 9.8 per cent below the national average of £193 to 8.9 per cent above.
For the full report, please visit the Department of Health website.