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Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Callum Carson

Mental health nurses now available at every West Lothian GP practice

Mental health nurses being introduced to cover every GP practice in West Lothian has been hailed ‘amazing’.

A total of 10 nurses will make up the Practice Mental Health Nurse Service team – an increase from two just three years ago – and they’ll be able to cover all 20 GP practices throughout the county.

The change means that if a patient contacts the GP for mental health-related reasons, they will be provided with an appointment with a specialist mental health nurse.

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