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Proposals for a new interim model of care for inpatient child and adolescent mental health services in North Central and North East London

The NHS has developed some proposals for how inpatient mental health care is provided for children and young people across North Central London.

The proposals include:

  • commissioning three additional beds at The Beacon Centre in Barnet
  • extending our outreach team to help children and young people avoid being admitted to hospital
  • having more specialists to support those with learning disabilities and autism in our home treatment and outreach teams

The proposed arrangements would be for the short-to-medium-term – for approximately the next 18 months – while the NHS develops a long-term solution for how these important services are organised.