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Mental health urgent assessment centre opens in Blackpool

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Partnership will enable psychiatric patients to leave hospital and be supported in new homes
Mental health support has been improved with the opening of a new urgent assessment centre at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. The £600,000 Fylde Coast Mental Health Urgent Assessment Centre has been developed to support people attending the hospital’s accident and emergency department during a mental health crisis. Designed by the Frank Whittle Partnership (FWP), the centre has three assessment rooms, a reception area, medical office, consultant offices, a meeting room, nurses’ office, staffroom, toilets, ...
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