Estimating local need for mental healthcare to inform fair resource allocation in the NHS in England: cross-sectional analysis of national administrative data linked at person level.

Laura AnselmiAnna EvertonRobert ShawWataru SuzukiJeremy BurrowsRichard WeirRoman Tatarek-GintowtMatt SuttonStephen Lorrimer

Published in: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science (2021)

The resulting needs weights were higher in more deprived areas and informed the distribution of some 12% (£9 bn in 2019/20) of the health budget allocated to local organisations for 2019/20 to 2023/24.

Keyphrases

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