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  "id": 13732985,
  "title": "Parliamentary data reveals rise in mental health patients in regional hospitals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/11/parliamentary-data-reveals-rise-in-mental-health-patients-in-regional",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-11T14:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/capetimes/news/2026-10-11-parliamentary-data-reveals-rise-in-mental-health-patients-in-regional-hospitals/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Parliamentary figures show regional hospitals treating far more mental-health patients than specialised psychiatric facilities, while experts warn that bed shortages and weak community support are delaying care.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}