Specialist mental health centres to open

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In A&E centres across the U.K.

This must help so much to relieve A&E departments.

I’m sure we are all aware when visiting A&E the amount of folk suffering mental health issues that there are waiting to be seen.

Initially 10 centres to be opened over the next decade.

I think it's just in England (again!)

I am not trying to undermine the seriousness of this thread but why is it listed under Pedants' Corner?

Perhaps supporting people before they are in crisis might be good?

I welcome it, it may seem a small change but anything that helps those with MH problems has to be a good thing.

Good.
Now something also needs to be done about ambulance call-outs to patients with mental health problems. The time spent on these call-outs is disproportionate to that spent on those with physical health needs. Often the police are called out to these cases too, and the patient usually has a history of calling 999 regularly. I know this because my goddaughter used to be a London ambulance paramedic. Somehow it all needs separating.

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Much needed but a pity it’s not going to be a faster roll out.

So one a year for 10 years?

Will take a while to see much difference if the only one is 100 miles or so away.