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"My daughter"

About: Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust / Adult Mental Health Services - Community (County) Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust / Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services – Community(County)

(as a parent/guardian),

My daughter has had a mental health problem since she was around 14. CAMHS helped so much then they were amazing. 

She then went over to adult mental health services and this experience was very disappointing. In all she was told that she was  not ill enough for them to help... since then she has been given 2 different types of medication and is receiving help from Harmless.   Nothing more.

Unfortunately as the medication didnt seem to help she overdosed on her pills 2 weeks ago.  An ambulance was called and off to hospital we went. Hospital staff were fantastic.
So back to the gp we went after a 5 min chat with the hospital psychiatrist. 
The GP has upped her meds to the top level that she can have and informed us that a re referral to adult mental health services probably wont get us anywhere although she has re referred her. 
I am not only  very disappointed with the lack of service that is available. I am at my wits end in finding more help for her as the NHS  doesn't seem to want to help her only medicate her.
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Response from Tim Constable, CPN, Adult Mental Health - Mansfield, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust 5 years ago
Tim Constable
CPN, Adult Mental Health - Mansfield,
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Submitted on 25/04/2019 at 16:49
Published on Care Opinion at 17:02


Dear Concerned 1971

I was very sorry to read of your experiences as a carer and your daughters distress. I am pleased that you have returned to your GP and she has re-referred your daughter and I hope you are able to begin to get the help and advice you and your daughter need.

If you would like to take the opportunity to talk in confidence please call me on 0115 9691300 and ask for me.

kind regards

Tim Constable

Acting Operational Manager

Adult Mental Health

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