False info on my hospital notes

[mummyof2byapril]

During a recent appointment with a consultant due to antibodies in my blood, the consultant looked at my record and said 'oh you have mental health problems'
I said no I don't, I haven't suffered depression in over 6 years.
She said but I'm very at risk of suffering again now because having a baby is a massive thing. I did not agree with her.
I later saw that she has written on my notes 'has depression and self harms, needs referring to mental health team'
I was outraged and went to my doctor, my doctor wrote in my pregnancy notes that I do not need referring as I have been fine for so many years, despite having a child 3 yrs ago.
I went back to the hospital and told a consultant (another one) that my notes need correcting as they imply that I currently suffer depression and self harm, which i absolutely do not.
And I KNOW nurses treat me differently after they read this, and I'm scared they could take weird actions like calling social services and such when I deliver.
She did not want to correct my notes at all and said 'blah blah blah'
I'm going to see my actual consultant next week (whom ive never met) and I want to get it straight that that information on my notes needs corrected and i'm very offended by it.
How can I explain to her properly that it needs to be very visually corrected on that page that I do NOT and have not suffered self harm or depression since I was a teenager (I'm now 25).
I hate that all the nurses see this FALSE information and will act strangely with me after reading it!

I would suggest that AIMS might be useful to you and advise you best on how to go about getting your notes corrected satisfactorily.

I HATE hearing how women just don't get listened to, we are individuals FFS!

I have suffered from depression, anxiety and stress on and off and from time to time so I know how important it is to not have to worry about being assumed that we're nutcases...

Complain to PALS. Details should be on your hospital website.

That's terrible. How will you know if it's off the database if they change it on paper? How appalling.

Put it in writing that it needs to be changed.

Threaten action if it isn't done.

Have to say they put "suffers from depression" on my notes too.... that was one very very minor bout of depression caused by a work situation (alcoholic abusive manager) which was resolved with counselling within 4-5 months!

I argued too, as was no longer at this place of work and it was so unlikely to ever occur again but it wasn't taken off....

I think sometimes that the HCP can't win. If they put things on so people know and can keep an extra eye they will upset people who are currently well, and if they don't take it seriously they are not caring.

Thanks guys
FabIsGoingToBeFabIn2010
There is no need for them to scrawl in massive writing IS A SELF HARMER
All I want is for them to add the fact that I have never self harmed in adult life and in over 8 years.

If you hold the notes, you can write on them yourself, you know. I changed my EDD because I knew it was wrong. I initialled the the change but of course they all thought another HCP had done it because naturally women don't have the authority to put pen to paper. Just put a sticker over the bit you disagree with and add your initials and the date.

And then contact AIMS and PALS.

if you had a child 3 years ago, you'll probably will be fine, but my friend had extremely serious PND even though she had been fine for a number of years. sadly it wasn't flagged on her notes (partly as she had been treated for the depression after she split up with finacee privately in one part of country and then had baby on nhs in other part of country), and hence she really suffered very badly after the birth without the support she needed.

they have your best interests at heart, although, i agree you should ask them to add the timescale "ie had in past had" to the notes, and that no issues arose when you gave birth previously.

It's my hospital notes, the ones they try to hide from you, the ones that can have 'don't let baby leave hospital and contact social services' written in there amongst other crap without you knowing, I make a point of looking!
With my last baby I freaked out when I found that 'dont let baby leave' note, called SS and saw them and they said 'oh yeah its fine then, and updated that bit'.
But it's absolutely dangerous what they can write in there without you knowing due to 'depression'.

I've never had postnatal depression, I just suffered mentally as a result of something traumatic in my teens, as anyone would.

I don't know how to approach it with the consultant without sounding crazy.

I have thought about scribbling all over the page when they leave the room, she wrote it BIG a sticker wouldnt cover it.
I will leave the county if they try reffering me to anyone.