Oh wow, we don’t have enough IP beds here but I think IOPs are much better for most people than IP stays in the U.K.
You can’t check yourself in or choose to go IP in the U.K. only if a pdoc decides that you’re unwell enough.
It sounds awful to have to travel for hours just to get an IP bed, I’m so sorry that people have to experience that.
Mental health is chronically underfunded in the U.K., it’s such a shame. But with more awareness and less stigma it is beginning to become better understood how serious it is.

It’s very interesting to learn about other countries/states/areas that all work so differently. Thank you to those who have shared