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      Devon – 48 hours on the social work frontline

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      Andy McNicoll spent two days shadowing a team of approved mental health professionals in Devon and reports on their experiences of working in a system one expert feels is close to collapse across the country

      This is how it feels to work in a mental health system officials admit is ‘running too hot’

      This is how it feels to work in a mental health system officials admit is ‘running too hot’

      ‘I don't know if I’ll get home in time to put my kids to bed’: day one on the AMHP frontline

      ‘I don’t know if I’ll get home in time to put my kids to bed’: day one on the AMHP frontline

      ‘I've only got an AMHP warrant, a mobile and some section papers’: day two on the AMHP frontline

      ‘I’ve only got an AMHP warrant, a mobile and some section papers’: day two on the AMHP frontline

      ‘AMHPs are working in a mental health system close to collapse’ - See more at: https://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/mental-health/2013/09/amhps-are-working-in-a-mental-health-system-close-to-collapse/#sthash.8jkEqKyF.dpuf

      ‘AMHPs are working in a mental health system close to collapse’

      How a social worker-led AMHP service redesign boosted frontline morale

      How a social worker-led AMHP service redesign boosted frontline morale

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