RedArc: 21 years of mental health support

To commemorate 21 years in business, nurse support service RedArc has reviewed its progress within the mental health sphere during its lifetime so far. In early 2000s, shortly after it was founded in 1998, mental health support comprised less than 1% of all cases, but by 2018 it represented the biggest single reason for a referral at 27%, followed by cancer at 21%. Orthopaedic represented 11% of cases and bereavement was 10%. "It's remarkable how much our world has changed in just two decades," said Christine Husbands, managing director, RedArc Nurses. "Back in 1998, no-one could have...