- More than half (55%) of British adults with a diagnosed mental health problem who sought NHS treatment say they had to wait more than 4 weeks to see a mental health specialist, while over a quarter (27%) say they waited more than three months
- Of those who say they waited more than a week to see a mental health specialist, two in five (37%) say that their mental health got worse as a result of waiting
- Further, those who say their mental health got worse as a result of waiting to see a mental health specialist report a range of impacts on other aspects of their lives: 69% say this had a social impact, half (51%) that it led to problems with their physical health and over a third (36%) that it led to relationship problems such as separation or divorce
