Minesh Patel: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Sector leader
- Role
- associate director for evidence, advocacy and performance at Mind
- Quoted on
- Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
- Tracked press citations
- 1
- Most recently quoted
- 27 Aug 2026
“The scale of demand and the unmet need set out in this report is deeply concerning. With more than 1 million children now referred to mental health services, but many waiting months or years for support, it's clear that the system is struggling to respond to the mental health challenges that young people are experiencing.”
Where Minesh Patel has been quoted
- England facing children’s mental health ‘crisis’ as referrals hit 1mtheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
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