NHS Mental Health consultation deferred

The consultation on Mental Health care in Cumbria which had been due to begin in March has now been deferred to begin in early May.

The reason given by the trust for the delay is that some parts of the county (such as Carlisle and Barrow) have council elections at the beginning of May, and the election campaigns might affect the consultation. It was therefore felt better to start the NHS consultation shortly after the local election campaigns.