Nurses’ union criticises ‘catastrophic system-wide failure’ in NHS as more under-18s getting stuck in emergency wards
Children and young people in England having a mental health crisis are spending up to three days in an A&E unit before they get a bed in a specialist unit, NHS figures reveal.
One children’s nurse who works in an emergency department said such long waits for under-18s who were in acute distress were “frankly barbaric” but “becoming far more normal”.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/20/children-mental-health-crisis-three-days-ae-specialist-bed-england
Author : Denis Campbell Health policy editor
Publish date : 2026-05-20 06:00:00
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