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<p>The National Partnership Agreement: Right Care, Right Person was published on 26
July 2023. The Right Care, Right Person (RCRP) approach is designed to end inappropriate
police involvement in cases where people have health and/or social care needs, and
to ensure that people receive support from the right person, with the right skills,
training, and experience to best meet their needs.</p><p>The Department of Health
and Social Care (DHSC) and the Home Office are monitoring the impact of the National
Partnership Agreement (NPA) on mental health and policing. All integrated care boards
and local authorities, together with their partners in the police and voluntary, community
and social enterprise sector, have been asked to provide updates about their progress
in producing plans for implementing the RCRP approach and any resource requirements
to achieve this.</p><p>DHSC and the Home Office are encouraging local areas to monitor
the rollout of RCRP, to understand the impact on patients and the NHS and to mitigate
against risks. I also meet regularly with the Minister for Mental Health to discuss
policing and mental health, in particular the implementation of the RCRP approach.</p><p>In
addition, the Government is expanding mental health services to support people in
crisis to receive the care they need, and to prevent them entering crisis in the first
place.</p>
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