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'Scary' to be detained in secure ward

Delays in discharging people from hospital are rising more rapidly in mental health trusts than other parts of the NHS in England, a study shows.
NHS England data found a 56% rise in the number of bed days lost to delayed discharge in psychiatric trusts in October 2016 compared to November 2015.
Ministers say they will be spending £400m over the next four years, to ensure mental health teams can provide support to people in their homes.
Dr Jonathan Bindman, medical director of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust, Sophie Corlett, of mental health charity Mind, and Oliver Lang, who was kept in a secure ward for four months after his discharge date, debated the issues with Joanna.

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