72-hr discharge follow-up target for mental health patients missed 38,000 times New analysis by the Royal College of Psychiatrists shows that between April 2020 and May 2022, 37,999 follow-ups with mental health patients after leaving inpatient facilities weren’t made within a critical 72-hour window.
The risk of suicide is highest on the second and third days after leaving a mental health hospital, that’s why the target of following up with at least 80% of people within three days after discharge was introduced.
The target has never been achieved in England since the introduction of the policy in 2019/20, leaving too many patients without specialist mental health support during this critical time.
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