tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3787667491278694309.post3713957680655238791..comments2023-07-27T10:34:52.476+01:00Comments on Madsadgirl: Why Aren't GP Mental Health Referrals Hitting The Spot?madsadgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02406362172304786268noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3787667491278694309.post-16622788958401108242008-11-19T20:31:00.000+00:002008-11-19T20:31:00.000+00:00Particularly in terms of access to CMHT support an...Particularly in terms of access to CMHT support and psychotherapy, this rings so very, very true for me. On so many occasions, health professionals who have met me have strongly recommended that i get support. On so many occasions, CMHT staff who have never met me have turned down or delayed this recommendation. The end result is that I have ended up feeling rejected and unworthy of help.Disillusionedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03250678226289036634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3787667491278694309.post-43860918681572589912008-11-19T20:09:00.000+00:002008-11-19T20:09:00.000+00:00Some of your experiences are similar to others I'v...Some of your experiences are similar to others I've come across. Referrals to a psychiatrist can go straight through when the GP knows the psychiatrist, but there can be a delay if the GP's referral is not so specific.<BR/><BR/>And in general mental health professionals (psychiatrists included) provide very variable quality. Some of them seem dangerously ineffective.<BR/><BR/>But as for funding, I'm not so sure that throwing money at the problem will help. From my viewpoint (in the private sector) I see huge waste of resources in the NHS. Every ineffective CPN, for example, costs the NHS a fortune by keeping patients ill instead of helping them to get better. I don't see the kind of quality control that would enable mental health trusts to spend extra money wisely, and I would be wary of rewarding them for failure.cbtishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02115327990031750889noreply@blogger.com