My husband suffered a complete breakdown which resulted in him being admitted to a Mental Health Hospital. He spent 11 weeks there, slowly recovering. He has been home now for almost 3 months but is not at all himself. Low mood, paranoia, low self esteem and lack of motivation.
He is receiving support from CMHT which will be on going.
Beth - Carse View Discharge Team
The support my husband received from the worker on the discharge team was extremely useful and very welcome. It helped my husband to have this support at home after leaving the care facility after such a prolonged stay.
Beth was very understanding, had insight into how we both felt and was able to suggest and encourage my husband to help himself move on.
The six week follow up visits were very reassuring and helpful but we feel another couple of weeks would have been beneficial. I wish we had been able to work with Beth in more depth before my husbands discharge, I think we would have felt a bit more secure with knowledge about coping strategies and what to expect once he was back in the family home.
Beth was very understanding of the pressure I was under and referred me into a Carer's Centre where I am now receiving support. It's made a big difference to me knowing I am not alone.
Carse View -
Negative points -
1. Being shown into a meeting with the consultant without being told there would be 5 other people in the room. This left my husband completely confused and unable to communicate. I would like to think this was an oversight but we were already feeling very vulnerable and this did nothing to ease that.
2. Lack of communication from staff with discharge team which resulted in Beth, my husbands worker, being late for meetings or not knowing about our meeting. I'm sure with better communication and planning that could have been avoided.
3. No psychological support available from either a psychologist or psychiatrist. Whilst the nursing staff do their best, these patients who are extremely unwell need professional psychological help. It's very hard to understand why a facility such as Carse View has no such support.
Positive points -
1. Staff on the ward were always on hand to answer any questions we had or help me understand the medication.
2. Staff did genuinely care for the patients and did their best to cater for their individual needs.
CMHT - Angus
My husband has had a couple of meetings and phone calls with his mental health worker as well as an advanced nurse practitioner. These meetings are of value to my husband but we feel meeting his worker every fortnight is simply not enough. We both understand the stretch on resources and time within the service but service users like my husband would benefit greatly from meeting weekly, at least for a few months, after discharge from hospital.
"A mixed experience"
About: Carseview Centre / Ward 1 Carseview Centre Ward 1 Dundee DD2 1NH Community Mental Health Services / Angus Discharge Team Community Mental Health Services Angus Discharge Team Community Mental Health Services / South East Hub Community Mental Health Services South East Hub
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