Concerns raised over plans for Met to stop attending mental health calls except in emergency – Channel 4 News
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29 May 2023

Concerns raised over plans for Met to stop attending mental health calls except in emergency

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Concerns have been raised over plans by the Metropolitan Police to stop attending mental health calls except in an emergency.

From September, officers will only turn up if there is an “immediate threat to life”. Psychiatrists have called the move “unhelfpul” – while a former inspector of constabulary says it could lead to a “vacuum” in care.