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<p>The Department has not conducted a specific assessment of the impact of mental
health crisis care units on reducing pressure on accident and emergency departments.</p><p>
</p><p>The Mental Health Crisis Care Concordat made it clear that a wide range of
agencies and services, including hospital emergency departments, should be involved
in the development of local plans to ensure that people experiencing a mental health
crisis have access to urgent and emergency care.</p><p> </p><p>We are making £247
million available to make sure that every emergency department has a liaison mental
health team in place, and that by 2020 at least half of England’s acute hospitals
will have these services available at a standard defined by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
as ‘Core 24’, meaning that clinical support is available 24 hours a day, 365 days
a year.</p><p> </p><p>NHS England published guidance last year on Achieving Better
Access to 24/7 Urgent and Emergency Mental Health Care, which sets out that liaison
mental health teams will play a vital role in ensuring that people experiencing a
mental health crisis will have access to appropriate care to meet their needs.</p>
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