There are still plenty of risks involved in allowing psychiatrists to prescribe MDMA and the leading substance in magic mushrooms.
Modelling predicted a substantial rise in mental ill-health and suicide risk after the pandemic. Without urgent reform,this legacy will lead to disastrous consequences for those in the danger zone.
The controversy over a cut to the number of Better Access psychology sessions is distracting us from a much bigger crisis.
The model for tackling this escalating public health crisis is already in place.
It is one of the privileges and benefits of a free society to value an open academic debate. But the rapidly shifting COVID rules and health advice has consequences for mental health and public morale.