Ms Kate Mitchell:

I will comment briefly. This issue highlights the gaps in staffing in the mental health service. A consultant psychiatrist might be not available in one area, but there may be one available a few miles down the road. There is a waiting list in the particular catchment area, which highlights the need for enhanced efforts to recruit the required consultant psychiatrists. There is also a need to focus on the recruitment of allied health and social care professionals. We need an increase in the numbers of psychologists, social workers and occupational therapists in order that children and young people and their families can access services when they require them.