The NHS will open 100 high street mental health centres in the likes of libraries and banks under radical plans to improve access to care.
Dozens of hospitals will also open dedicated mental health emergency departments, so people in crisis do not face long waits in regular A&Es.
The Department of Health and Social Care described the changes as the ‘biggest redesign of mental health services in a generation’.
And Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the new centres will be a ‘lifeline’ for the thousands of people who are waiting months for help.
The community mental health centres will offer walk-in support without the
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