NHS to assess three hospitals to determine care for suicidal girl

Officials to evaluate whether beds identified in three hospitals could provide right care for girl believed to be at suicide risk

NHS officials are to spend the day assessing whether three hospitals can provide proper care for a girl who is believed to be at serious risk of taking her own life when she is released from youth custody in 10 days’ time, and for whom no bed could be found.

Her urgent case was highlighted by the UK’s most senior family judge on Thursday. Sir James Munby said the country would have “blood on its hands” were she released with no proper plan in place for her ongoing care, and expressed his frustration at not being able to safeguard her.

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