Operation Emblem - A scheme that prevents people who are having a mental health crisis being detained in police custody is lead by Jane Murphy. The service sees a nurse accompany police officers to call outs when a person amy have mental health problem.Jane Murphy and her team have helped reduce the number of patients being arrested under section 136 Mental Health Act or being unnecessarily taken to hospital for treatment.
This street triage scheme in which a nurse supports police officers on emergency call outs when a person might have mental health issues ensures patients benefit from the immediate joint response as they are quickly put on the right pathway rather than being detained as a precaution.
In the 11 months to March this year, the street triage team attended 734 incidents during 278 shifts. The team intervened at 89 incidents where officers were considering using a S136 and advised arresting only 10 - an 89% reduction.
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