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Adolescents with mental health problems in Devon have been sent to units in Hull, Newcastle and Lancashire amid an NHS "crisis".
Several vulnerable young people in the county have also been admitted to adult psychiatric units.
Ben Bradshaw, Labour MP for Exeter, who has revealed the concerns of health professionals in the region, has written to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt urging him to tackle the "unacceptable" situation.
Rising demand and a shortage of residential places for those suffering from the most serious problems ? such as violent behaviour or life-threatening eating disorder ? has been compounded by a massive shake-up in the NHS, creating problems with out-of-hours care, he claims.
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Exe...tory-19636036-detail/story.html#axzz2bSA9cxcl
Several vulnerable young people in the county have also been admitted to adult psychiatric units.
Ben Bradshaw, Labour MP for Exeter, who has revealed the concerns of health professionals in the region, has written to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt urging him to tackle the "unacceptable" situation.
Rising demand and a shortage of residential places for those suffering from the most serious problems ? such as violent behaviour or life-threatening eating disorder ? has been compounded by a massive shake-up in the NHS, creating problems with out-of-hours care, he claims.
http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/Exe...tory-19636036-detail/story.html#axzz2bSA9cxcl