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Podcast: Pre-Hospital Care Podcast
Episode: Pre-hospital mental health with Anna Basquil and Dan Fisher
Description: In this episode we explore the initiative of pre-hospital co-responding mental health nurses working alongside paramedics within London, UK. We look at the prevalence of mental health within the capital and how Anna and Dan have seen the initiative add benefit to pre-hospital assessment, management and the resultant access to healthcare.Â
We look at some of the current prevailing mental health statistics (MIND 2020), such as:
1 in 4 people experience mental health issues each year.
792 million people are affected by mental health issues worldwide.
At any given time, 1 in 6 working-age adults have symptoms associated with mental ill health.
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