Care in the Community: But who pays the (old) Bill?

30th May 2023Martin Gallagher, former Police Scotland Superintendent

With the recent announcement by the Met Police that they will only attend mental health 999 calls where there is an “immediate threat to life”, the issue of the emergency service response to those in mental health crisis in the UK is once again under the spotlight; former Police Scotland superintendent Martin Gallagher looks at the history of ‘care in the community’, and argues that it should be mental health professionals – not police – who take the lead role in that response.

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Care in the Community: But who pays the (old) Bill?

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