Commenting on the publication of the latest findings from the National Confidential Enquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with a Mental Illness, Steve Shrubb said: 

"This is a really important study which confirms that NHS mental health services  have helped to reduce the rates of suicide in the UK.

"Properly co-ordinated NHS mental health services working across different specialities and with different organisations are safer and better for the people who use them.

"Given the new evidence this provides for safer NHS services, we believe there is now an unarguable case for making reducing suicide part of the NHS outcomes framework.

"We would urge all those involved with the provision of mental health services to look at the evidence in this research and make sure they are doing all they can to minimise risks for the people they support.