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Calls for more help for gambling addicts as demand for NHS clinics soar

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The NHS has opened a new gambling addition clinic in Sheffield - the fifteenth of its kind in England - amid a significant increase in demand for the services they offer.

This marks a doubling of such clinics in the last year, but the CEO of NHS England, Amanda Pritchard, has warned that more help is needed beyond the health service - including within the gambling industry itself.

Recent figures show that, between 2022 and 2023, there were 1,389 referrals to NHS gambling clinics in England - a 79% rise on two years earlier.

Anyone feeling emotionally distressed or suicidal can call Samaritans for help on 116 123 or email [email protected] in the UK. In the US, call the Samaritans branch in your area or 1 (800) 273-TALK

Sky's Mollie Malone reports: https://trib.al/fiYZECY

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