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IT was hugely significant that the auditor general recently reported that poor mental health cost the Scottish economy £8.8 billion in 2019.
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NHS boards spent £1.2bn on adult mental health in 2021/22.
Worse than the financial cost is the human cost, the misery of the people affected and their families, friends and communities. The human cost of long NHS waiting times is similar.
An independent Scotland should have a written codified constitution which could dictate that a health service free at point of use must be available to all.
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