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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Health
Mathilde Grandjean

NHS to open more ‘mental health A&Es’ to relieve pressure on hospitals

The NHS in England is to open more mental health ‘A&Es’ (Dominic Lipinski/PA) - (PA Wire)

The NHS will open more mental health crisis centres across England in a bid to keep those patients out of “crowded A&Es”, the head of NHS England has said.

The new service, staffed by specialist doctors and nurses, will be open to patients who present symptoms of a mental health crisis, such as suicidal thoughts or psychosis, The Times reported.

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