More mental health patients are being sent far from home for inpatient care, NHS data shows.
Rachel said she was lucky to have a loving family who wanted to visit when she was at a distant hospital, but she would go months without seeing them
Rachel said the care she received saved her life, but wondered if she would have recovered faster closer to home. She said when people left hospital, they might have less support because they had not been able to maintain relationships with friends and family.Dr Lade Smith argued there were clinical, ethical and moral and economic reasons to end OAPs. Their use fell in the years that followed, but rose by 25% in 2023-24 to reach 5,500.
Dr Clair Lake, NHS Greater Manchester’s deputy medical director, said they wanted everyone in the area to “have access to safe mental health care close to home”. Nikki, now 27, was put in hospitals far from home after suffering a trauma and trying to take her life at 14.
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