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The purpose of these indicators is to help the NHS monitor emergency admissions. In 2014, NHS England set a target to reduce total emergency admissions by 3.5%, ‘as a clear indicator of the effectiveness of local health and care services in working better together to support people’s health and independence...

According to the Government’s Saving Lives, Our Healthier Nation mental health problems “are a major cause of ill-health, disability and mortality”. People with mental health problems, and particularly schizophrenia, are at increased risk of premature death due to physical heath problems. Someone with...