A sustainable future
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A sustainable future

Daniel Maughan Research fellow, Centre for Sustainable Health Care

The quality of mental health services can be protected for the future by taking action now, says Daniel Maughan

IN OCTOBER the NHS’s chief executive David Nicholson sent a letter to all NHS commissioners and trust chief executives about planning for a sustainable NHS (Nicholson 2013). For many people, the concept of sustainability can be confusing, but in essence, it is the capacity for something to endure.

Mental Health Practice. 17, 4, 13-13. doi: 10.7748/mhp2013.12.17.4.13.s16

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