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The government has issued an update on mental health services in Greater Manchester, after an MP questioned the 'adequacy of mental health services in the region'.

The question to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Wes Streeting, comes after years of crises among the region's mental health providers. Both of the region's main mental health care trusts are beleaguered by whistleblowing and safety concerns, and damning health watchdog reports.

People with severe mental illness are also more likely to die prematurely in Manchester than anywhere else in the country, as reported by the Manchester Evening News .

All the while, demand on mental health care across the nation, Greater Manchester included, has skyrocketed following the pandemic.

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