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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Michael Savage Policy Editor

Mental health patients forced to travel hundreds of miles for treatment despite government pledge

Woman with head down looking despondent
In February, 420 out-of-area treatments started because no local beds were available. Photograph: Carlos Ciudad Photos/Getty Images

Some mental health patients in England are still having to travel more than 300 miles for hospital treatment two years after the government pledged to end the “completely unacceptable” practice.

The number of patients in crisis forced to move potentially hundreds of miles for NHS help is rising again after falling during the pandemic, separating them from family and support networks and potentially delaying their recuperation.

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