Urgent adult mental health crisis referrals in England double in a year

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Urgent adult mental health crisis referrals in England double in a year

Care Quality Commission report finds people becoming more unwell waiting for help, with services overstretched


Urgent adult referrals to mental health crisis teams in England more than doubled between 2023 and 2024, according to a healthcare watchdog, which said people were becoming more unwell while waiting for help from overstretched services.

The report, from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), found there were not enough beds or staff, and ward managers felt pressed to discharge the “least unwell” patients.

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