Borders child waited over three years for mental health help

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The data was released following a freedom of information request by the Scottish Liberal Democrats.

A spokesperson for NHS Borders said: "While the number of patients seen by the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the Borders within the 18-week target is far from what we would wish for, we have and continue to work hard to improve our waiting times.

The spokesperson added that the health board was actively recruiting nurses and once those posts were filled it would reduce its waiting times significantly, seeing those who had been waiting the longest first. "There are already a range of services for children and young people which offer support and ongoing treatment including the development of a new CAMHS facility at Udston in South Lanarkshire.

He added that an extra 59 staff had been added to its CAMHS service recently using the Scottish government's Recovery and Renewal Funding.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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