Strengthening peripheral healthcare is key to reducing overcrowding: Nimhans director. Dr YC Janardhan Reddy, who took charge as interim director of National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (Nimhans) on Sept 1, spoke to TOI about the institute’s growing patient load, plans to improve access to care and the challenges posed by its highly centralised model. He outlined why expanding Nimhans alone may not be enough to address the pressure on its services, and spoke.