Jane Unsworth and PC Mark Jenkins Source: www.warringtonccg.nhs.uk
A street triage initiative for people with mental health crisis has been producing great results in Cheshire. “Operation Emblem”, involves a nurse accompanying police officers to call outs when a person may have mental health problems. According to Trust chief nurse and executive director of operational clinical services Gail Briers, the project has yielded very encouraging results. “Since the project began, we have seen an 89% reduction in people being arrested under section 136 Mental Health Act or being taken unnecessarily to hospital for treatment”
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Source: The website RCNi.com (Royal College of Nursing Publishing)
