The NHS has become ridiculous. It spends more money on red tape and are covering than it does on prevention and care. Case in point.
DD went to GP on 19th June 2015 because she was cutting and taking small od's. GO called me and we visited together a few days later. GP assured emergency CAMHS referral within two weeks. BUT we were moving.
New GP refused emergency apt until notes arrived. Saw GP late July. Clearly didn't bother reading notes and wrote a pathetic referral to CAMHS say I g they were useless and would 't see her. Really helpful on all sorts of levels. Refused to refer privately and told me to get a counsellor off the internet.
Chased CAMHS who made an apt when I called. Assessed by a gum chewing PMHW. Said she needed CBT and I had to pin her down re when she would respond. She didn't because she lost my number. Dd then offered groupntherapy in the middle of the school day during the first term of a new A'Level at a new school. When refused they refused an alternative and closed her case. Although they noted in writing that DD's issues were achievement related and due to unhappiness at old school and while the new school might be stressful short term probably better in long term. Insufficient intellect to work out that what they were suggesting was settingbher up to fail and to escalate.
No acknowledgement of referral no timescales set out no clarity about what might be offered. This wasted two months in seeking alternative help.
I found counsellor one. Dd didn't gel. Escalating. Found dd a private psychiatrist. Made some impfovement. GP refused to help with recommendation so had to do own research.
Made some improvement but escalated at exam time. She took 11 antihistamine at 12 noon on a Thursday and then got worried on Friday and phoned childlike who told her to go to a&e. She went to make sure she hadn't harmed herself so pretty clear no suicidal ideation.
A&E didn't bother phoning me for four hours by which time her psychiatrist was unavailable. Meanwhile they had booked an overnight MH nurse, wanted to admit dd overnight and had reported us to SS. This was due to protocol and to facilitate a CAMHS review the following morning because of course CAMHS don't work outside of 9-5. They did not explain to dd that once she agreed to this she would be unable to leave just said they thought it was a good idea and might she agree so she said ok.
It was disproportionate and unacceptable in the context of transparency. She wanted to come home. Further upon questioning because she was 16 she could be assessed by adult mh liaison who were on premises until 3am but the nursing staff and consultant didn't know this was available.
She was assessed and cleared as good to go.
The NHS refused preventative care but then had money to spend on an overnight admission, 1:1 nurse and unnecessary emergency CAMHS assessment. She was assessed by CAMHS on the following g Tuesday. They wrote a grosly inaccurate report and said they'd arrange counselling over the summer with a partner. The partner then assessed her and said she could wait 10 weeks.
Meanwhile she saw her psych, ADHD was diagnosed which was the root of the problem, private counselling was arranged.
If the NHS got itself organised was more competent and did something about prevention it would have a lot more resources T it's disposal.
The NHS ultimately assessed dd four times were prepared to spend money on an unnecessary admission but provided fuck all in the context of prevention or care. If we'd relied on the NHS dd would ga5ve dropped out in the first term of a new 6th form.
I am sick and tired of gearing about lack of resources. The NHS us just grossly mismanaged.