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Posted By Huatulco

"on Mental Health day psychiatry and GP won't offer help to suicidal patient"

About: Aberdeen Royal Infirmary / Liaison Psychiatry Nursing team General Practices in Grampian

(as a service user),

There's lots of talk now about how important it is to support each other's mental health in these difficult times.   What isn't spoke about is the lack of practical care and solutions being made available to people who  attempt suicide.   For a number of reasons I have apparently attempted suicide 5 times in the past 4 months.   I only remember 2.   Despite asking for urgent psychiatric support from a psychiatrist and a GP I've been told that the reason I'm not being offered support is that takes time to get together people involved to discuss my case and that I get too upset when I talk about the difficulties.   Unfortunately this is what they said, in writing.   So, if you live in the Grampian Region and are under the GP I am under and need urgent support to help get you through the day because you are suicidal please don't have the expectation that they will offer help.    

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Response from Sheila Reid, Nurse Manager, CAMHS, NHS Grampian 3 years ago
Sheila Reid
Nurse Manager, CAMHS,
NHS Grampian

Submitted on 14/10/2020 at 15:55
Published on Care Opinion at 16:01

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Hello,

Thank you for sharing this and letting us know your concerns. I'm sorry to hear you are feeling this way and that you currently feel unsupported.

If you feel able to, I would be grateful if you can give me a call to discuss this further.

I am on 01224 55792455425 today and Friday and 01224 550139 tomorrow.

Yours sincerely

Sheila Reid

Nurse Manager

Mental Health & Learning Disability Service

NHS Grampian

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Update posted by Huatulco (a service user)

Hi.

Thanks for your response.

Just to clarify - I am unsupported. It's not a feeling.

I've tried calling your second number but it just goes dead. The first number has some sort of error in it - can you resend a number that will be answered, please.

Thank you

Response from Sheila Reid, Nurse Manager, CAMHS, NHS Grampian 3 years ago
Sheila Reid
Nurse Manager, CAMHS,
NHS Grampian

Submitted on 16/10/2020 at 18:08
Published on Care Opinion on 19/10/2020 at 12:06

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Hello,

Thank you for speaking with me yesterday - I hope you found our conversation helpful. A letter has been posted to you today as record of our conversation and the actions that have been taken as a result..

I am sorry you feel let down by the service and....feel that your GP has not listened to you... We will be in touch again soon.

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Update posted by Huatulco (a service user)

Hi. I've received your letter, thank you for your response and intervention.

It was good that you managed to get a response from Liaison Psychiatry. Although it was rather worrying to find out that nearly 10 weeks after I last spoke to them they still hadn't made any arrangements for a multi discipline team assessment, or support of any type, nor had they informed me of this.

The stress I am under due to my original issues are surely compounded by the fact that my requests for further information and help simply go ignored.

You asked if I had made a complaint but surely no one should have to do so in order to access the support and treatment from the NHS that they are entitled to.

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