MH bed shortage

[magie06]

We have a programme for recovery here. It is community based care, and it's susposed to be a step up from everyone needing to be treated in hospital. Thats the plan, but it's not working. There are people who need to be hospitalised and there always will be, but the government has closed 22 beds in my area, and has not opened anything instead. The care in the community scheme is not working, because there hasn't been any staff increases to cope with the extra service users. The staff that are employed are run absolutely to their bones, and can't cope with theit clients. It's just a mess.