Our study shows that mental health and place are potentially locked in a feedback loop. One influences the other and the cycle can either support wellbeing or drive decline. That has real implications for how we support people with mental health challenges.

Earlier this month, following the launch of the Government’s 10-year health plan focused on the NHS, Health Secretary Wes Streeting (above) said he would “shortly be setting out how we will deliver the first ever fair pay agreements for the care workforce, building a real social care progression”.