"Crown House - CMHT"

Such a lack of communication amongst the team was a big issue. I was assessed in December 2023. The assessment was very difficult as the staff member came across as judgemental - especially when I told them I work in mental health services. I was also told at the assessment, maybe you just need to shower and get on with your days.

I was referred to the primary care team. After a couple of appointments the nurse I was seeing suggested I may need further input from CMHT, specifically mentioning psychology, and advised they'd discuss this at their next MDT meeting. Continued attending appointments in the mean time with the idea of psychology and CMHT being mentioned but no follow up info being provided so I didn't know if it had been discussed. Eventually I was advised I'd be sent an appointment from CMHT which I received and was under the impression it would be psychology or a nurse. I was met with an occupational therapist which had never been discussed or mentioned and I felt was an inappropriate use of service as what they were offering was supporting me with day to day tasks which I was mostly managing, despite them being challenging at times. There was no discussion of psychology or the chance to work through my trauma as had been discussed with primary care worker. I was told this was not an option at the time and felt let down and mislead.