Liam Fox on mental health postcode lottery
Huge regional variations in the waiting times for mental health therapy are "clearly unacceptable" according to mental health charities.
People with anxiety and depression should receive talking therapy within six weeks, according to new guidelines in England - but while some areas meet this target, in others just 5% of patients are seen in time.
Conservative MP Dr Liam Fox used to be a GP - in this exclusive report he tries to discover the reason for the discrepancy.
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