During 2021, mental health services received 4.3 million referrals as the impact of the pandemic continued to affect the population, according to new data from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Further analysis into NHS Digital data showed there were 3.3 million referrals to adult services and over one million referrals of under-18s in England between January and December 2021. When the Omicron variant hit in December 2021, an additional one million people received specialist treatment for conditions including addiction, anxiety, depression, eating disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder, further highlighting the overall toll of lockdown measures. In total, specialist mental health care services delivered 1.8 million consultations in December 2021. During the month, 424...
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