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Some people are having to wait more than two years for mental health treatment after they have been referred by a GP, according to a World at One survey of NHS trusts.

More than half of the trusts in the country replied to a Freedom of Information request and this programme found there is a postcode lottery across England with large variations in the delays faced for care.

Andrea Wade is 24 and from Blackpool. She was diagnosed with depression and anxiety when she was just 11 years old, but has not needed specialist support for the last couple of years.

In August 2017 her mental health started to decline and she was referred to specialist mental health services. She was told she would need to wait six months to see a psychiatrist.

Andrea told the World at One about her struggle to get support.

(Photo: Andrea Wade. Credit: Andrea Wade)