Mental health: hundreds forced to travel long distances for acute care Care minister Norman Lamb orders review after figures show more than 400 adults had to travel to hospitals over 30 miles from home
More than 400 adults with acute mental health problems are being forced to seek treatment at hospitals more than 30 miles from their homes, figures show, prompting ministers to order a review.
The figures for England (xls), compiled by the NHS’s Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC), show that in some cases patients from Derbyshire are being treated in south Devon and others from south Devon are being treated in Birmingham. Continue reading... The Guardian
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