The woman waited at Eastbourne District General Hospital due to a shortage of mental health beds.
The woman's parents said she was eventually transferred from A&E to a mental health unitA woman waited for five days in A&E at Eastbourne District General Hospital for a mental health bedThe Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust said it had experienced an increase in the need for in-patient mental health servicesA woman in a mental health crisis waited five days in A&E in East Sussex due to a shortage of mental health beds.
The woman, who had previously been sectioned, had stopped taking her medication last week and waited five days in the hospital’s A&E department before being transferred to a mental health unit in Hastings on Wednesday.“She is very thin, not communicating and not able to function. And she’s still not able to receive the treatment she needs to start her recovery,” Kevin told“During a mental health crisis, she is dependant on other people’s support.
"We appreciate how difficult it is for patients and their families when they are waiting for admission to inpatient mental health services,” a spokesperson said.
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