Hello, this is an introduction and appeal for information/help/advice in one.
Since this may go to some kind of litigation in the future perhaps you can refer
to me as tiredverytired, this properly reflects my feelings regarding our local
NHS mental health department.
I have an Autistic daughter and was briefly on this forum quite some time ago
when we could not get her assessed by the Mental health authority local to us.
The details are very long winded but basically they stalled us at every turn
and delayed her diagnosis for a good ten years, in fact more than this but I
am removing 3 or 4 years as the actual process time for wait list etc.. that
I suppose you have to expect.
The later half leading to eventually getting her diagnosed was a fairly bad
tempered afair with us complaining considerably about their delaying and also
about certain discussions we had with various Doctors about my daughters needs
being met and she did not require a diagnosis.
She was eventually diagnosed in an assessment, to clarify at this time she was
higher functioning autism. Unfortunately since then she has developed pyschosis
which has returned/persisted and is thought to be schizophrenia.
It is my personal belief that my local mental health authority are a bunch of self
serving morons that make it up as they go along. They are obsessed with protecting
their funds and impeding us helping our daughter. Because of our criticisms they
have adopted an antagonistic approach and are misrepresenting us in medical notes.
My daughter's mom has sought legal advice, there is a clear case of state
abuse/neglect however the last case in our area which came up led to the mother
being character assasinated and her child being removed from her.
We both believe that they [NHS mental health] have been trying to errode and falsly
suggest a lack of care, and embed historical lack of care etc.. in notes to
mitigate themselves and their errors. They also know all our complaints and
seem to be setting out their stall so to speak with a view to defending themselves
at a later date.
1. Can we do anything about this abuse of notetaking and deliberate lying.
2. How best can we proceed to ensure we hold them to task now and in the future.
Due to disclosure of information we have obtained all my daughters notes and their
are many incorrect statements in them with clear misrepresentations.
Basically it boils down to them trying to prevent/stall/avoid diagnosis
then defend and cover themselves legally.
Does anyone have any ideas on the best approach we should take.
Forgive spelling/grammar.
Tiredverytired...
