Thousands waiting 24hrs in A&E with mental illness

By Matt Discombe2025-11-14T12:57:00

One in 10 mental health patients who attended A&E in England last month stayed for more than 24 hours – and this figure rose to more than one in three in some departments, new data suggests.

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