doctor sarah hughes — burden? that's the part. doctor sarah hughes is _ burden? that's the part.art. doctor- sarah hughes is the chief executive in the uk and said there is no new funding attached to this, no explanation of how agencies will be held accountable. the question is, who makes a decision? who decides on a call whether that is a crisis point, whether there is a threat to the public or indeed that person is a threat to themselves, who makes the call? ' ' ' ., , a threat to themselves, who makes the call? ' ' ' _, ., , ., the call? the 999 control needs to make that judgment _ the call? the 999 control needs to make that judgment call. - the call? the 999 control needs to make thatjudgment call. it's i the call? the 999 control needs to make thatjudgment call. it's true | make thatjudgment call. it's true that the police have become a default in these calls. the question is, is that right, is that even correct policy? there may be teething problems with it but do you actually want the police to be the default to what is a health concern? this is such a huge cross over is

sarah hughes, chief executive — instead. sarah hughes, chief executive of _ instead. you for having me on this morning. i'd i safe for the public. thank you for i having me on this morning. i'd like to start _ having me on this morning. i'd like to start by— having me on this morning. i'd like to start by saying i absolutely agree — to start by saying i absolutely agree that policing will always be involved — agree that policing will always be involved with mental health, and i want _ involved with mental health, and i want to— involved with mental health, and i want to reassure people watching this programme that when there is an emergency, _ this programme that when there is an emergency, when there is a threat to life, emergency, when there is a threat to life. we _ emergency, when there is a threat to life. we will_ emergency, when there is a threat to life, we will always attend and we will always protect that individual, and nothing in right care right person — and nothing in right care right person will change that. what i'm excited _ person will change that. w