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NHS billions wasted as bipolar patients left ‘forgotten and failed’

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Experts say many of the estimated million people living with bipolar disorder are "ghosts in the system" Many are left to try and survive in a system that has failed them, say experts.

Bipolar disorder is a manageable condition, says Royal College of Psychiatrists .

Data exclusively shared with the BBC suggests the cost of the condition in the UK is now an estimated 9.6bn a year.

Rosie was sectioned and hospitalised for three months after a relationship breakdown.

Experts say patients still face a postcode lottery about whether they can see a psychiatrist.

The Maudsley Hospital has an intensive specialist care programme for its sickest patients.

The service aims to try and stop patients hitting crisis point.

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