Desperate mental health patients are calling 999 due to waiting lists

Desperate mental health patients are calling 999 as figures reveal almost a quarter wait more than THREE MONTHS to start treatment

  • Mental health patients waiting three times longer than what the NHS targets are
  • Royal College of Psychiatrists has revealed desperate patients are calling 999 
  • College is calling for medical school places to rise from 7,000 to 15,000 by 2029

Almost a quarter of mental health patients are waiting more than 12 weeks to start treatment, three times longer than NHS targets, it has been revealed.

Some become so desperate they dial 999 or go to A&E, according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP). 

The college is calling for medical school places to rise from 7,000 to 15,000 by 2029 to tackle a shortage of psychiatrists.

Dr Kate Lovett, the RCP’s recruitment head, said that unless more specialists were trained ‘waits will keep getting longer’.

he Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) has revealed some desperate mental health patients are calling 999 or going to A&E for help


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