Mental illness costs England £300bn a year, study shows

Yearly cost to people, business and public sector found to be twice as big as NHS England’s annual budget

Mental illness costs England £300bn a year, equivalent to nearly double its NHS budget, according to research.

Researchers for the Centre for Mental Health thinktank analysed the economic, health and care impact of mental ill health, as well as human costs from reduced quality of life and wellbeing.