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If you had £1 billion to spend on a single thing in the NHS, what would you spend it on and why?
u can choose anything as long as u can back it up with reasoning. for example, i would choose mental health, as it affects all demographics, can affect people's lives massively and can also impact physical health, incurring an overall high cost to nhs services. also, there is evidence of underfunding in nhs mental health inpatient units, with poor staffing, traumatic overuse of restrictive practice, and a lack of therapy, helping to lead to the phenomenon of 'revolving door patients'
u can choose anything as long as u can back it up with reasoning. for example, i would choose mental health, as it affects all demographics, can affect people's lives massively and can also impact physical health, incurring an overall high cost to nhs services. also, there is evidence of underfunding in nhs mental health inpatient units, with poor staffing, traumatic overuse of restrictive practice, and a lack of therapy, helping to lead to the phenomenon of 'revolving door patients'
this example i used partly because i have a particular interest in the field of psychiatry
u can choose anything as long as u can back it up with reasoning. for example, i would choose mental health, as it affects all demographics, can affect people's lives massively and can also impact physical health, incurring an overall high cost to nhs services. also, there is evidence of underfunding in nhs mental health inpatient units, with poor staffing, traumatic overuse of restrictive practice, and a lack of therapy, helping to lead to the phenomenon of 'revolving door patients'