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Social services referral and DBS?

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Anon22224 · 11/06/2024 21:09

I’ve got a new job in healthcare for which they are doing an enhanced DBS, during pregnancy I had extremely bad sickness and insomnia for 5 months, I also had an SEN 3 year old who was struggling and I was working fulltime but compressed hours and didn’t take any time off so long days.

I have never suffered any MH issues previously but I developed panic attacks in the evenings before the long nights of vomiting and no sleep at about 4.5 months pregnant where everything got a bit much

One evening I went for a drive and had a panic attack en route, I pulled over and got out the car but it was a pretty bad one and a passerby must have called an ambulance. The police also showed up. I was taken to hospital as my heart rate was very high but I was obviously fine once it passed and it prompted me to get CBT. Once the vomiting passed I was totally fine and haven’t had anything since.

The police referred me to social services, apparently someone (A passerby) had mentioned I was ‘suicidal’. This was absolutely not the case and the police and ambulance asked me this directly which of course I denied.

SS did their checks which was just a conversation with GP and nursery of 3yo which obviously came up with no concerns so it was immediately dropped.

Will this show up on my DBS? I’m reluctant to drag it all up with a new employer but would rather say about it just in case if it’s a possibility,

I still wonder whether I should make a complaint to the police as there is a ‘record’ that I was suicidal which is totally incorrect

TIA

OP posts:
Sailawaygirl · 11/06/2024 21:13

No. Nothing medical or mental health shows on DBS. It's just arrests and convictions. Please don't worry

Serencwtch · 11/06/2024 21:27

No definitely not that is not on your police record & won't show on enhanced DBS.
The police are frequently involved in mental health crisis & are there purely to support you & keep you safe. Exactly as they would if you were the victim of a crime.

dazzlingdoll · 11/06/2024 21:51

No but will be on ss records should you flagged to them again they'll bring this up immediately

jmh740 · 11/06/2024 21:56

It won't show on a dbs but I have to declare in my role if I or anyone in my household has had any SS involvement.
What kind of job is yours?

Tbskejue · 11/06/2024 21:58

No it won’t show

PurpleBugz · 11/06/2024 22:29

No it won't show on a DBS. I had some mental health problems during pregnancy and an abusive ex who abused me and rang the police when I got upset at being abused and pregnant. Got very messy. Child in need plan. Social services stayed involved till baby was born and I escaped the abuse and was very clearly stable again. I'm still bitter the records show I was mentally unwell when actually I was a victim of abuse. But anyway, the record says what it says and I work with children have DBS and registration with ofsted. Nothing shows on my DBS and ofsted just needed a letter from my GP saying I'm sane and fine to work with kids. It won't hold you back don't stress. And unless specifically asked if you had social services involved I would not declare it.

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