Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:35 pm on 28 November 2017.
First Minister, let me tell you about a 30-year-old man, who, after a mental health crisis, presented himself to Ysbyty Gwynedd, was then transferred overnight, on a six-and-a-half-hour journey, to a hospital in the south-east of England. His family was able to negotiate a handover to the home treatment team, so, after a week, he was returned home, but describes being accompanied back to his house, flanked by two guards, as embarrassing and traumatic. The whole experience he says left him feeling like a criminal and not a vulnerable patient. This is clearly unacceptable. So, what action will the Government take to address the shortage of mental health beds not just in north Wales, but throughout the country, and to include investment in beds themselves and staff, and also in home treatment teams?