Bed shortages for mental health patients
According to an article on NetDoctor, many patients with serious mental health problems are being sent home when they should be in treatment, because of a shortage in beds.
The psychiatric committee of the British Medical Association (BMA) has revealed that those in the medical profession have been concerned about the issue for some time. Dr Bamrah, the committee’s chairman, said, “The BMA’s psychiatric committee certainly believes that the critical number of acute psychiatric beds that are required in mental health are not there.”
The mental health charity Mind also released a report stating that environments of mental healthcare facilities need to be improved.