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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jane Dalton

Met Police to cut mental health call outs from October after winning battle with NHS

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The Metropolitan Police is set to cut mental health crisis callouts after winning an argument with the NHS over professional responses – but have agreed to delay the change by two months.

The force will no longer go to most such calls it receives, instead leaving them for health services, assistant commissioner Matt Twist said.

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