Opinion: To the point - Get service priority right

Does the Government feel no conscience about cutting back services to the neediest, most vulnerable people in this country? A survey by the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health showed that nearly two-thirds of mental health trusts have been forced to make reductions in order to compensate for overspending elsewhere in the NHS. 'Rethink', a charity for mental illness, has found that there has already been £30m slashed in this sector - a bit more than the government's estimate of £16m. This affects the services for children as well. For instance, in Gloucestershire the Child and...