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"Left me with no support."

About: Adult Mental Health Services - Community (County) / Broxtowe & Hucknall Local Mental Health Team (LMHT)

(as a service user),

During my assessment the practitioner who I spoke to I thought was very unprofessional. They told me I was overexaggerating when I spoke to them in confidence about my past history, trauma and all things life related. They then also said I didn't need support because I had a job, despite poor attendance of this due to my mental health, which they also didn't ask about. I feel they just took it for face value that I had a job and therefore I was fine.

When I received the letter from the assessment, I noticed errors in my formulation. Despite me being quite clear about my suicidal thoughts and intent, they wrote that I took overdoses but reflects that I now dont do this as I don't want to impact others and sees them as protective factors. When in fact I said quite the opposite and stated  I didn't have any protective factors. Despite repeated calls to the crisis team and the duty worker nothing has been done, despite me clarifying my heightened distress and has left me with no support. 

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Response from Tanya Hobbs, Acting Service Manager, Adult Mental Health LMHT, Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust about a year and a half ago
Tanya Hobbs
Acting Service Manager, Adult Mental Health LMHT,
Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Acting Service Manager for the County South Recovery Services

Submitted on 28/11/2022 at 14:57
Published on Care Opinion at 16:38


I'm really sorry to hear about your experience with the Broxtowe and Hucknall LMHT service. Please get in touch with me so I can look into this issue for you, my email address is tanya.hobbs@nottshc.nhs.uk.

Yours sincerely

Tanya Hobbs

Acting Service Manager.

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