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Updated: 10:26, 05 March 2021
A £51 million package to transform mental health services across Kent by 2026 has been unveiled.
The ambitious NHS plan will seek to radically improve care for dementia patients, including those with complex needs and challenging behaviour.
Dementia care is set to benefit from the multi-million-pound plan Picture: iStock
Chiefs at Kent and Medway Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) say greater investment in mental health services is needed as they have forecast a major rise in demand from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns.
Caroline Selkirk, who is the CCG s executive director for health improvement, said: We are in a fortunate position that we have unprecedented levels of funding and investment available in mental health over the next five years.