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A £70 million Government investment will see linear accelerator (Linac) machines rolled out at hospitals across the nation from August.

Proposed changes mean powers could be transferred to health professionals to detain and restrain people in a mental health crisis.

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Anybody who walks in will be seen by a mental health specialist within ten minutes, reports say

Patients feeling suicidal or experiencing psychosis or mania will be able to walk in or be referred to units designed to ease pressure on A&Es

The scheme is expected to be expanded nationally to dozens of locations as part of a ten-year NHS plan to be published this summer.

Figures obtained by Full Fact show how the recent rise in the number of in-hospital appointments compares to previous years.

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