LABOUR shadow public health minister Luciana Berger yesterday slammed cruel government cuts which are forcing distressed mental health patients to travel long distances for emergency treatment.

Some patients are being transported hundreds of miles for treatment following a cut of 1,700 beds over the past two years.

One bipolar disorder patient from York was rushed 200 miles by ambulance to a London hospital at 3am because no bed was available in her area when she needed urgent care.