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Perinatal Psychiatry Service- QMC

Posted By Thankful First Mum

"Perinatal Psychiatry Service- QMC"

About: Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - Queen's Medical Centre Campus / Maternity care Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust / Perinatal – Community

(as the patient),

I want to say a huge thank you to the midwifery and perinatal  psychiatry team at the QMC for their fantastic care throughout my pregnancy and beyond.

I have suffered with mental health issues my entire life and when I mentioned this on my first midwife appointment, I was referred through to the psychiatry team at the QMC.  Michelle (I think her name was, the hospital took my maternity notes and my memory is awful) was absolutely fantastic.  She made sure she saw me on a regular basis, helped me make sense of my anxieties and emotions.  At times when I felt like my feelings were trivial, she made me realise they were completely normal and justified and gave me invaluable advice which led to the healthy birth of my first daughter.  She also spoke to my partner on many occasions and kept him in check- which I adore her for! When I gave birth she made sure she was the one who came to visit me at home which was beyond her care of duty but helped give my pregnancy journey closure.  I cannot thank her enough and I smile thinking of the times I cried in her office and all the advice she gave me which has led me to do a complete you-turn on my whole way of life.  I am completely a different person now (for the greater good I believe) and have her to thank for this.

Cisi and Dr Hofberg have helped me through my pregnancy journey and beyond and have given me some of the best health care I have experienced.  They are the first health professionals who I have felt have truly listened and understood me, are still continuing to help me be the most stable version of myself and have never given up in helping me with issues that in comparison to some others I would imagine are quite trivial in parts.

I cannot thank Dr Hofberg enough for her continued support and referrals to help me find some answers to a previous adhd diaognosis.  I have lived with the condition all my life with no proper support or treatment, however I now feel confident that with her help I may finally get the answers I am so desperately searching for.  I am so grateful our paths have crossed.

The work your team does is truly remarkable and a huge asset to the NHS.  I wish others got to see and understand the amazing work you do on a daily basis and how it truly helps reform so many lives of people affected with mental health. 

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Response from Jane Danforth, Involvement & Experience Officer, Involvement, Experience and Volunteering Team, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 6 years ago
Jane Danforth
Involvement & Experience Officer, Involvement, Experience and Volunteering Team,
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Hello, my name is Jane Danforth. My role involves helping our service users, volunteers and staff to understand that Notts Healthcare wants to hear stories about our services. We reply to every story and it really helps us to improve what we do, how we do it and to hear about what works well too.

Submitted on 05/04/2018 at 14:44
Published on Care Opinion at 16:43

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Dear Thankful First Mum

I just wanted to say thank you for your lovely feedback for the midwifery and perinatal psychiatry team at the Queens Medical Centre. You can expect another reply from the team directly. We will make sure that Michelle, Cisi and Dr Hofberg know about your feedback on Care Opinion.

To hear that you have received the best health care ever and you felt truly listened to shows that the team are doing a great job and yes, I agree that they are a huge asset to the NHS! I wish you well in your mental health recovery.

Congratulations on the birth of your daughter and look out for another reply next week!

Kind Regards

Jane

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Response from Lisa Carter, Perinatal Service Manager, Perinatal Psychiatric Service, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust 6 years ago
Lisa Carter
Perinatal Service Manager, Perinatal Psychiatric Service,
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Submitted on 11/04/2018 at 16:38
Published on Care Opinion at 19:57

Dear Thankful First Mum,

I would like to add my thanks on behalf of the Community Perinatal Psychiatric Team. Becoming a mother for the first time can be a challenging experience and I am so pleased that the support of my colleagues, Tsitsi (Cisi) and Dr Hofberg was useful to you. Your comments may mean that another mother/pregnant lady feels able to seek help if she becomes concerned about her emotional health.

I am glad that you consider our service an asset; we certainly feel very privilaged to do the work that we do.

I wish you well in the future and have passed on your kind comments to Tsitsi and Dr Hofberg.

Thank you again.

Lisa.

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Response from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - Queen's Medical Centre Campus 5 years ago
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - Queen's Medical Centre Campus

Submitted on 18/05/2018 at 10:53
Published on nhs.uk at 12:06

Dear Thankful First Mum,

I would like to add my thanks on behalf of the Community Perinatal Psychiatric Team. Becoming a mother for the first time can be a challenging experience and I am so pleased that the support of my colleagues, Tsitsi (Cisi) and Dr Hofberg was useful to you. Your comments may mean that another mother/pregnant lady feels able to seek help if she becomes concerned about her emotional health.

I am glad that you consider our service an asset; we certainly feel very privilaged to do the work that we do.

I wish you well in the future and have passed on your kind comments to Tsitsi and Dr Hofberg.

Thank you again

Lisa Carter, Community Team Leader, Perinatal Psychiatric Service,

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