BPS Wales Policy Position on the impact of Covid-19

The society also believes that the pandemic has had a significant impact on older people and children and young people in particular.

This policy statement calls upon the Welsh Government to (among others):

• consider the impact of COVID-19 across the lifespan and the existing disparities in access to psychological therapies
• support the Society’s work in promoting awareness of the appropriate adjustments that are required for people with intellectual disabilities at this exceptional time
• offer guidance on offering remote services as the country moves out of lockdown so that practitioners are not to be at the mercy of what health insurance companies are wanting
• commit its support for the BAME communities in Wales as we move out of lockdown and actively work to address issues of inequality across all social characteristics