Mr. Jim Ryan:

We have 73 teams and a number of specialist teams. We acknowledge that there is a gap at weekends and at night. We are trying to ensure that the resources available to us, which we are planning to increase, are available at a time when they will meet the most need.

Our worry at times is that when we try to spread our resources too thinly, we end up not being able to deliver. The report raises the issue of young people having to go to emergency departments, which can be very stressful and difficult for them. We are very aware of that. Some of the things we have done around self-harm nurses for adults, in particular, and liaison services, of which we have some but need to develop more, will assist in that. It is all about trying to grow the service. This is a human-intense service. That is what it requires, as well as some structural elements, buildings, etc. On the element of trying to provide a 24-7 service, certainly a seven-day service, we have done most of it in the adult services. We want to move it on in CAMHS. At the moment, with the resources we have, we are trying to make sure they are best placed where we meet most of the need.