Mental Health A&E Centres to Open Across England

Mental health A&E centres to open across England

The plans would allow people in acute mental distress to get treatment in hospital while also reducing A&E wait times.

Mental health A&E units to open in England where patients can be seen in 10 minutes

Anybody who walks in will be seen by a mental health specialist within ten minutes, reports say

NHS to open more ‘mental health A&Es’ to relieve pressure on hospitals

The scheme is expected to be expanded nationally to dozens of locations as part of a ten-year NHS plan to be published this summer.

Urgent mental health centres to open across England - Finnoexpert

Specialist mental health crisis centres will be opened across England over the next decade in a bid to reduce crowding in accident and emergency departments (A&E), the NHS has confirmed. Ten hospital trusts have been piloting new assessment centres to deal with people experiencing a mental health crisis. The aim is to get these patients to appropriate care in a calm environment, avoiding long waits in A&E. NHS England said the new units would re…

Urgent mental health centres to open across England

Specialist mental health crisis centres will be opened across England over the next decade in a bid to reduce crowding in accident and emergency departments (A&E), the NHS has confirmed. Ten hospital trusts have been piloting new assessment centres to deal with people experiencing a mental health crisis. The aim is to get these patients […] The post Urgent mental health centres to open across England first appeared on News Health.

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