Six regulatory bodies say people with mental health issues in England and Wales are offered poor support
Thousands of mentally ill people are in prison after being failed by every part of the criminal justice system, a comprehensive multi-inspectorate report has found.
Six regulatory bodies have concluded that people with suspected mental health issues across England and Wales are offered poor support if they are arrested, prosecuted, incarcerated or placed on probation.
Unacceptable delays in psychiatric reports for court and in transferring extremely unwell prisoners into secure mental health hospital beds for treatment.
A “broken” system for sharing information between agencies.
Confusion over data protection rules and incomplete and inaccurate records.
A shortage of services and long delays to access them, made worse by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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