Royal College of Nursing: Mental health wait times in A&E a ‘scandal in plain sight’
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An article in the Royal College of Nursing reports that 1.3 million people have arrived at A&E in mental health crisis in the past six years, with waits sometimes stretching to three days, which the RCN calls a “scandal in plain sight” as demand has massively outgrown the mental health nursing workforce. The RCN says only urgent, sustained investment in mental health nursing will end these unsafe delays and reduce pressure on emergency departments.
Read the article HERE
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