Mental health

Revealed: Ten-fold increase in children waiting too long for specialist care

By Alison Moore2021-05-25T05:25:00

Child in hospital

The number of children and young people waiting longer than recommended for admission to a mental health bed has increased nearly ten-fold since last summer, according to figures from one NHS region seen by HSJ.

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