Children in mental health crisis spent more than 900,000 hours in A&E in England

Children in mental health crisis spent more than 900,000 hours in A&E in England Children suffering mental health crises spent more than 900,000 hours in A&E in England last year seeking urgent and potentially life-saving help, NHS figures reveal.

Experts said the huge amount of time under-18s with mental health issues were spending in A&E was “simply astounding” and showed that NHS services for that vulnerable age group were inadequate. The Guardian

See also:

• ‘Waiting is damaging’: how NHS England fails young mental health patients The Guardian