To think it’s wrong to use someone’s address to get healthcare in a different area

[Coldnights]

A friend of mine is using another friends address to get healthcare under a different mental health team than the one they should be in.

It’s pretty common and not something to get worked up about. It’s also unnecessary as you can request services from any area you like (it’s a slightly complicated process but doable)

As the NHS is a national health care service, I don’t see any problem with what your friend is doing. This isn’t for any monetary gain. It’s for her health. No problem with this at all.

That’s a bit different to someone having a nurse and psychiatrist.

Do you not think these a risk of her being found out?

People slip up? If she’s admitted to hospital etc if they want to do a home visit

Nah. A system with that level of built in unfairness doesnt place any moral obligation on your friend to abide by the rules.

No, it’s wrong that the quality of mental health provision is dependent on postcode,

I suffered from severe depression and PTSD. The services where I used to live where shocking and I honestly believe that if I had to persevere under their “care” I wouldn’t be here today. Fortunately for me, I moved across the country and the services in my new area were excellent. I survived, recovered, and am now training in a health profession myself.

Out of interest, would you object so strongly if she was doing this for treatment for a serious physical ailment? She has a heart condition and treatment options in your area are very poor?

@Coldnights

A friend of mine is using another friends address to get healthcare under a different mental health team than the one they should be in.

You should be glad she's getting help if you really are friend.

Have you tried helping her access better local services or used your advocacy experience to improve services for the community. What is it that bothers you so much about what she is doing. What do you think she should do instead.

You advocate for better services yet you’re more worked up about your friend doing this than the fact she has to?

She could under w local service using someone else’s address is fraudulent

@Coldnights

She could under w local service using someone else’s address is fraudulent

Your posting style is very distinctive.

Which is why I remember you from the first time you posted this. And from when you criticised your own care, your GP and psych for not wanting you to continue to lose weight way below a safe BMI and how your 'friend' got treated differently to you.

Can you not just concentrate upon your own recovery, rather than focusing upon undermining somebody else's?

@MitziK I have a feeling OPs just posted again, with a different perspective

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4046649-To-consider-using-a-family-or-friends-address-to-keep-my-mental-health-treatment-where-it-is?msgid=100719125#100719125

you certainly don't sound like a friend to this person.
you seem to have an unhealthy obsession about her situation.
how would it actually benefit you to dob her in.
you seem to take a strange view of things.
there is something i find very uncomfortable about your attitude.

@Coldnights

I do advocate to help others

Well crack on then.

@BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz

I read a thread on here earlier today about a new mum who is on the brink. She is being turned away and ignored by all who should be helping and medicating her.

I hope it's her.

Anyone who is that in need of MH assistance should be able to go to their GP and get it. It's a fucking embarrassment that they can't.

@BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz can you link to that thread, my DD is in a similar position albeit it younger.

And yes it is a fucking embarrassment - and very odd that this has come up on world mental health day (not that it means much TBH)

Are you the registration Police.

Locally to us, we dont take into account address particularly. Its all done on your GP. It also massively depends on how far out of catchment she is

Its not uncommon that people keep old gps that arent their nearest etc so usually it doesnt matter too much.

However practically its important that your gp and team is close enough that you can visit with ease to pick up scripts etc(even whilst unwell), is in a reasonable distance for you to attend appointments and is reasonable for a team to be able to give emergency home appointments.

Whilst i dont mind generally, i will encourage people to re register to a more local team if its an issue for us to be able to offer emergency support or if we cant link you into local groups. If someone becomes acutely unwell and its too far to visit, and isnt appropriate for our crisis team etc then thats a huge issue.