Wes Street’s comments have prompted that there is an “excessive diagnosis” of some mental health cases that have prompted experts to warn of the stigma and punish people.
The Minister of Health also said that many people were “gone”, as he was interrogated from government care measures. Speaking to the broadcasters, the streets were repeatedly challenged on whether the ministers left the disabled people who are not aware of the long -term plans – and whether they will freeze personal independence payments (PIP) as part of the social welfare package this week.
The street did not deny that the government had dropped plans to freeze PIP after a major violent reaction from the MPS Labor Party this week. There are still expected to be major changes in PIP including disability payment – which do not depend on work – difficult to claim, as well as changes to support for employment for those who suffer from patients or disabled.
In response to a question about whether he believed that the excessive diagnosis of some circumstances was a problem, I told BBC one on Sunday with Laura Quinzburg: “I want to follow the evidence and agree with this point about the extra diagnosis.
“This is the other thing: mental luxury, and disease, it is a spectrum and I definitely think that there is an excessive diagnosis, but there are many people who are removed, to your point of view, many people who do not get the support they need. So, if you can get this support for people early, you can help people either stay in work or return to work.”
The street was true to say that there were not enough people who were getting support, and advised not to stigmatize shame who suffer from mental health problems.
He said: “Apply for advantages is not an easy process. People with a mental health problem must go through a long and arduous evaluation process, with non -support decisions that often do not exceed the appeal phase. We must be very careful with the language surrounding mental health diagnoses, which risk creating an atmosphere of stigmatization of real experiences of people and undermining the opinions of medical professionals.”
“Punishment” of people will not return to work.
He said: “I am really eager that the type of language that WES was using this morning will be used to justify more investment in mental health services.
“If we want to repeat people with mental illness to work, and the way to do this is to ensure that they can reach treatment in a timely and effective treatment, and pretend that they do not have a real disease, this does not make me feel encouraged that the government will invest enough in mental health services to help people return.
There are many young people who suffer from a kind of chronic generalized anxiety who cannot work. The way to bring them back to work is not a kind of shame for them, their disability, and tell them that they are not sick. The way to return them to work is to ensure access to appropriate psychotherapy and treatment so that they can be fit and return to work.
The Guardian newspaper reported on Friday that the ministers threatened to resign from any possible freezing to the PIP, which would require a vote in Parliament. But there is still widespread concern about the work deputies about the narrow criteria to demand the payment of deficit, and the changes in employment and support, which cover those who cannot work.
“I haven’t seen the full plans, they haven’t come to the cabinet yet,” said Streeting. “But what I know is that the work secretary and pensions want to support people who need help more than others, and we have to make sure that there is a wide range of support, and that everyone plays their role, including me, because with these levels of illness, for example, if I can help people return to health, I will help them return to work and this is what we do.
“I did not see the proposals, but you saw the briefing, I saw speculation, and I think the ethical of the story is waiting for the plans.”
Streeting said he did not enter politics to take money from the most at risk in society, but there is still a need for reform. He said: “We want to support the poorest and most vulnerable people to ensure that they have dignity, independence and great quality of life.”
“Without this support from an active state, I will not here talk to you. The challenge we faced [is] We have one in every eight young man in this country that is not in education, employment, or in training. We have one in 10 people out of work, illnesses, and 3 million people close to the labor market due to a long -term disease.
“Now, of course, there will be some people because of a serious disability or because of the chronic disease that cannot be operated, it will not be able to work, and these people should be supported. But the luxury state must also be a starting point for work and many people are crossed out, as you know, as if they were not able to contribute when they can, answer and want it.”
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