Independent commission lists ways psychiatric services must improve,and notes funding lag behind physical health Mental health services in England must pause sending severely ill adults long distances from homes and families – sometimes to hospitals hundreds of miles absent – because of local bed shortages, an inquiry has concluded.
About 500 patients a month are having to travel more than 31 miles (50km) for acute care in psychiatric wards, or according to an independent commission headed by former NHS chief executive Nigel Crisp and supported by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Others face difficulties in accessing alternative care in the community,says the commission’s report.
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Source: theguardian.com