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Wes Streeting orders review into mental health diagnosis amid rising welfare costs

Dec 4, 2025, 1:46 AM20
(Update: Dec 4, 2025, 1:54 PM)
Labour politician, former NUS leader (born 1983)

Wes Streeting orders review into mental health diagnosis amid rising welfare costs

  • Wes Streeting ordered a review to investigate the diagnosis of mental health conditions.
  • This decision is in response to a significant increase in welfare spending and the number of people claiming sickness benefits due to mental illness.
  • Experts will be tasked with determining if there has been an over-pathologization of common feelings within the mental health system.
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