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Almost 38,000 mental health appointments miss vital 72-hour window

Royal College of Psychiatrists calls for action to ensure patients are seen when they are at greatest risk of suicide

Nearly 38,000 vital follow-up appointments with mental health patients were missed at the time when they were most at risk of suicide, the Royal College of Psychiatrists has said.

The medical body has called for “urgent action” to ensure more people are seen for follow-ups within 72 hours of their discharge from inpatient care, to prevent them from falling “through the cracks when they are so vulnerable”.

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