NHS mental health system has 'collapsed'

CAMPAIGNERS have hit out after it was revealed 1100 people died under the care of mental health teams in Scotland's biggest city.

- SALLY HIND

And almost one in three of the 86,000 people seeking help from Glasgow's adult community mental health teams over the last seven years were rejected for care.

The data, exposed by a service user who claims they were denied support at a difficult time, found just six per cent of those accepted for care were referred for psychology from 2018 to 2024.

The figures come amid a backdrop of shattering cuts to other mental health services across the city and show the number of people seeking help was at its highest over the last two years, as were the number of rejections.

Scottish Labour mental health spokeswoman Paul Sweeney MSP said: "These heartbreaking figures show the cost of failing to support mental health services.

"With thousands of people being turned away from our health service in their hour of need, it's clear the founding principles of our NHS have been compromised."