How one area’s mental health teams are tackling the ‘scandal’ of out-of-area care

Today Neighborhood Care reveals England’s mental health services sent out more than 5,000 acutely unhealthy adults far from their home locations for beds in 2014 due to local wards being complete. Some needed to take a trip practically 300 miles for care. It’s the 4th year in a row the problem has worsened. Professionals state it’s a “scandal” that increases suicide threat. Ministers and NHS leaders have lastly dedicated to ending the practice – – albeit by 2021. In Bradford, services are ahead of the video game. The local mental health trust sent out not a single grownup out of area for a conventional severe admission in 2015-16. The previous year they spent almost ₤ 2m sending 106 individuals to out-of-area beds, which typically need to be bought from personal service providers. The turn-around marks the most striking outcome fro …
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