Lack of nurses to replace police in mental health call-outs, warn leaders

Lack of nurses to replace police in mental health call-outs, warn leaders People experiencing a mental health crisis may have “nowhere to turn” under government plans to reduce the number of mental health call-outs dealt with by police officers, health and social care leaders have warned.

They said that new plans, which aim to give back the responsibility of mental health call-outs to health and care staff, have not taken into consideration the workforce crisis across mental health services. Nursing Times