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FOI reveals Norfolk and Suffolk mental health unit waits of 22 hours

Patients having to wait up to 22 hours in mental health assessment suites in Norfolk and Suffolk is “unacceptable”, leading experts have said.

A BBC Freedom of Information request found that between January and July, seven patients had to wait more than 15 hours and three more than 20.

Charity Mind said, on the whole, people should not wait more than four hours.

Reported by the BBC. You can read the full story here. 

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