21.08.13
Balancing act
Integrating mental health services with both commissioning and the justice system are important steps towards parity of esteem between the two.
The Centre of Mental Health has urged the NHS to move towards joint commissioning, taking overlapping needs around addiction into account as they provide healthcare services.
And police forces across the country will work with mental health nurses to help those who need medical assistance, limiting the harm that police intervention could cause to vulnerable people.
Local schemes can follow best practice nationally and help to design and develop services which really make a difference.
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