Practice question.

This is an interesting and important question of national concern. Responses to the consultation on the Chief Nursing Officer's Review of Mental Health Nursing ( Department of Health 2006 ) and the Royal College of Psychiatrists' ( 2009 ) report noted that people with mental health problems often receive less than adequate care for their physical health. Physical health problems, particularly chronic health problems such as obesity, diabetes and smoking-related illnesses, are more common in people with long-term mental illness.