The Metropolitan Police's 'Right Care, Right Person' initiative, launched six months ago in partnership with the NHS, has led to an 18% increase in police responses to urgent robbery calls, enabling quicker support to crime victims. The scheme, observed by Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley, aims to ensure Londoners receive the most appropriate response from the best-equipped agencies, focusing on triaging health-related calls to reduce police involvement in mental health crises. This has allowed officers to dedicate more time to addressing crimes. However, the initiative faces challenges due to staff shortages and a recruitment crisis, potentially affecting the force's future ability to tackle serious crimes as highlighted in Baroness Casey's review.
The Metropolitan Police’s ability to tackle crimes such as robbery, theft and violence is “likely” to worsen because of a recruitment crisis, the force has warned in an internal report. @JamesCleverly https://t.co/AE2E38ZSzJ https://t.co/XGuY4PsOXY
🔴 Exclusive: Met Police’s ability to tackle crimes such as robbery, theft and violence is “likely” to worsen because of a recruitment crisis, the force has warned in an internal report @charleshymas reports ⤵️ https://t.co/nGSY4tu8Yy https://t.co/4Qjq1ktYZx
Met Police officers say a fall in mental health call-outs, due to the Right Care Right Person initiative, means they're now able to tackle more crime. https://t.co/ykA7KE9TMx
A 999 call comes in for a boy being chased by a group of teenagers with a knife. These are the calls we should be focusing on. ‘Right Care, Right Person’ ensures those experiencing a mental health crisis receive help from trained medical professionals rather than the police. https://t.co/mRjzNxrwge
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Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has seen first-hand how our call handlers help Londoners get the best support and response from the right agencies. Six months on from the launch of Right Care, Right Person, our call handlers are triaging health calls from the public which has… https://t.co/dXiJpWrNQb
The Met Police has reported an increase in responses to urgent robbery calls six months into its Right Care, Right Person scheme. The initiative, a partnership with the NHS, introduced a threshold for police response to reduce the amount of time officers spend on policing mental… https://t.co/baQ92T7qdF
Right Care, Right Person New approach to ensuring Londoners receive the appropriate response from the agencies best equipped to support them has seen police responding to 18% more robbery calls and getting to victims of crime quicker. https://t.co/6VhZCG9XKi
The Metropolitan Police has reported an increase in responses to urgent robbery calls six months into its Right Care, Right Person scheme ✍️: @rvpjournalist https://t.co/wPJRtRD34C