"NHS Forth Valley is not Trauma-Informed"

I am very unhappy with being assigned a male psychiatrist when I have asked for a female psychriatrist and I clearly had this documented due to Tramua and Abuse reasons. This request should be listened to under your trauma informed practice. This has been totally dismissed. If there are no female psychaitrists at Livilands, get one in for me, or let me go to a different service, you have to adapt and be flexible for trauma patients!

Secondly, I am very unhappy at how the changing psychiatrist policy has been dealt with. Yes, I am aware I have asked to change psychiatrist twice, which is over their policy of asking once - However, the reasons I asked to change were because both said psychiatrists made me feel intimidated.

A patient should be allowed to change as many times as they wish if the said psychiatrist is intimidating them.

I have been told I will no longer be allowed any future changes. I feel I am being punished for the behaviour of psychiatrists, for nothing I have done myself.

This is absolutely another huge let down from NHS Forth Valley/Livilands Resource Centre. I have a serious mental illness, and I deserve good, patient-centered, trauma-informed care.

I will continue to stand up for my rights until I get the care I deserve.