Hospital & Healthcare Management May 14, 2022
Thanks to NHS fast track services, well over 2.4 million children and adolescents now have access to mental health assistance in schools and colleges, helping to meet record demand. The NHS deployment is already a year ahead of schedule, with over 500 teams approved prior to the April 2023 deadline, and millions of people able to get care when they need it.
Around 4,700 schools and colleges throughout the UK now have NHS mental health support teams, with 287 experienced teams providing care to youngsters diagnosed with anxiety, despair, and other prevalent mental health issues.
A total of 112 new teams are in training and will begin in the coming year, with another 104 commencing in 2022–23, bringing the total...