the NHS It is to open a network of mental health incidents and emergency units throughout England in an attempt to relieve pressure on the overcrowded hospital and emergency services.
Patients who feel suicide or who suffer from symptoms such as psychosis or obsession can be able to walk or refer them by GPS and the police to the departments.
Units will be employed by doctors and specialized nurses who provide support around the clock.
Tens Trusts Tens has opened units for mental health emergencies, informed the Times, and the plan is expected to be expanded at the national level as part of the NHS plan that has been published for 10 years this summer.
“The crowded A& ES is not designed to treat people in the mental health crisis. We need to do better work, and for this reason we are pioneering a new care model as patients get the right support in the correct preparation,” Sir James Maki, CEO of NHS England, told the Times.
“In addition to reducing the pressure on the crowded A & ES, the mental health crisis assessment centers can accelerate access to appropriate care, providing people with the assistance they need soon, so that they can stay outside the hospital.”
Last week, I mentioned the guardian Thousands of people with mental health crisis continue waiting for up to three days in the A & E before they get the bed.
Research results were included by the Royal College of Nursing.
Based on the requests of freedom of information to NHS boxes in England and evidence of senior nurses, the research found that at least 5,260 people annually in the mental health crisis wait for more than 12 hours for a bed after making a decision to recognize them – an increase of 1000 in 2019.
“Many people will come and be patient. But as you can imagine, some of them are in a severe crisis. They want to leave. They want to harm themselves. They are sad and greatly struggle,” said a major nurse in southwestern England.
