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Self-referrals to #NHS #mentalhealth service for health professionals hit 150 new patients/wk, rising to 184 at end of Dec

Compares to 150/yr when the service started in 09. Patients attending mainly suffering from anxiety & depression, #BylineTimes understands. Increasing numbers describe symptoms of guilt, hopelessness, & fear that they cannot deliver the care they should be due to the constraints on their time & exhaustion