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The claims come after the charity applied for a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to 194 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs).
Of the 184 CCGs contacted, 186 replied, and of those, just 3% said they had a perinatal mental health strategy in place. While 97% had no such strategy, 60% of those admitted they do not even have plans to put one in place.
Elsewhere, the NCT said 15% of the commissioning groups did not provide information to its request, instead directing them to local NHS trust or NHS England, suggesting a lack of clarity about who is responsible for commissioning and providing services.
The parenting charity also asked 193 NHS trusts if they provided a peri-natal mental health service with trained specialists. 54% said no, while 17% did not reply to the request. Just 13% of trusts were found to have a full team of specialists in place, while an additional 14% employed one specialist, but this was frequently on a part-time basis.
Commenting on the findings, Belinda Phipps, Chief Executive of the NCT, said: "One in ten mothers experience some form of postnatal depression, but there are clearly huge gaps in the support and care being provided to them across England.
"While we found some areas with excellent care, too often we have found situations where there is no care, or very little care. If there are whole areas where GPs, midwives and health visitors have no training or time to dedicate to this vital service then women will not get the help and support they need.
"For many parents this will result in months of misery, damaging both family relations and children's well-being. And, in the most extreme circumstances, it will result in tragedy and loss of life. We need to see properly staffed and resourced services with clear lines of responsibility and clear targets for delivery. And we need to see that happening urgently."
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'Huge Gaps' in Mental Health Care For New Mums
The National Childbirth Trust has said there is "huge gaps" in the support and care for the mental health of new mothers by the NHS in England.The claims come after the charity applied for a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to 194 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs).
Of the 184 CCGs contacted, 186 replied, and of those, just 3% said they had a perinatal mental health strategy in place. While 97% had no such strategy, 60% of those admitted they do not even have plans to put one in place.
Elsewhere, the NCT said 15% of the commissioning groups did not provide information to its request, instead directing them to local NHS trust or NHS England, suggesting a lack of clarity about who is responsible for commissioning and providing services.
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The parenting charity also asked 193 NHS trusts if they provided a peri-natal mental health service with trained specialists. 54% said no, while 17% did not reply to the request. Just 13% of trusts were found to have a full team of specialists in place, while an additional 14% employed one specialist, but this was frequently on a part-time basis.
Commenting on the findings, Belinda Phipps, Chief Executive of the NCT, said: "One in ten mothers experience some form of postnatal depression, but there are clearly huge gaps in the support and care being provided to them across England.
"While we found some areas with excellent care, too often we have found situations where there is no care, or very little care. If there are whole areas where GPs, midwives and health visitors have no training or time to dedicate to this vital service then women will not get the help and support they need.
"For many parents this will result in months of misery, damaging both family relations and children's well-being. And, in the most extreme circumstances, it will result in tragedy and loss of life. We need to see properly staffed and resourced services with clear lines of responsibility and clear targets for delivery. And we need to see that happening urgently."
(JP/CD)
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