A safety investigation conducted by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) has highlighted the significant risk faced by young people with complex mental health needs who are placed in general children’s wards in England.
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[108.17] Children waiting up to 18 months for mental health treatment
Children with mental health problems are waiting up to 18 months to be treated, a government-ordered report will reveal next week, in an indictment of the poor care many receive. A Care Quality Commission report into child and adolescent mental health services (Camhs) will warn that long delays for treatment are damaging the health of youngContinue reading “[108.17] Children waiting up to 18 months for mental health treatment”
Miguel Valerio 