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Police: From Sept. :Move to attend fewer mental health calls
[The Met Police's plan to stop
attending emergency mental health i ncidents is "potentially alarming", a former inspector of constabulary has said. From September, officers will only attend mental health 999 calls where there is an "immediate threat to life". Zoe Billingham, who was previously Her Majesty's Inspector of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue, said the proposals could create a "vacuum". The Royal College of Psychiatrists' president called the move "unhelpful". The Met argues the move will free up officers after a significant rise in the number of mental health incidents being dealt with by the force in the past five years. Some police chiefs believe this is down to the service increasingly being seen as the first resort for people in a crisis, as well as a lack of capacity in the NHS and social services to deal with growing mental health demands. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley wrote to health and social care services in Greater London to inform them of the plan last week, the Guardian first reported. In the letter, which has been seen by the BBC, Sir Mark said it takes almost 23 hours on average from the point at which someone is detained under the Mental Health Act until they are handed into medical care.] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65741824 This has to happen. |
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