Mental health patients facing 300-mile journey for a hospital bed
The number of mental health patients in England having to travel outside their area to get a hospital bed has gone up by 13% in the last year. Nearly 5,500
Read MoreThe number of mental health patients in England having to travel outside their area to get a hospital bed has gone up by 13% in the last year. Nearly 5,500
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