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<blockquote data-quote="Alisonjane10" data-source="post: 946289" data-attributes="member: 160262"><p><span style="color: #000000">We don't know what the team on Emily's ward know about her mental health history. Patients do not have a combined set of medical & psychiatric notes...either hard copy or via computer. Unless Emily has been admitted to hospital, or seen in A&E with say, an overdose, when there will be a cross-over of information, there will be no indication within her medical notes that she has been seen by MH services. One speciality has no real understanding of the other either to be honest. Not ideal, and not what people want to hear. But that's the truth. And to be honest, that's not such a bad thing. Patients with a past psychiatric history, no matter how mentally stable they may now be, are viewed differently by the doctors/nurses on a physical care ward. Rightly or wrongly. Unless Emily personally reveals her MH history to the medical team caring for her, they will have no knowledge. And I don't think it's our place to comment further on the <u>care</u> or <u>treatment</u> she is receiving on the ward. That is private & should remain so.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alisonjane10, post: 946289, member: 160262"] [COLOR=#000000]We don't know what the team on Emily's ward know about her mental health history. Patients do not have a combined set of medical & psychiatric notes...either hard copy or via computer. Unless Emily has been admitted to hospital, or seen in A&E with say, an overdose, when there will be a cross-over of information, there will be no indication within her medical notes that she has been seen by MH services. One speciality has no real understanding of the other either to be honest. Not ideal, and not what people want to hear. But that's the truth. And to be honest, that's not such a bad thing. Patients with a past psychiatric history, no matter how mentally stable they may now be, are viewed differently by the doctors/nurses on a physical care ward. Rightly or wrongly. Unless Emily personally reveals her MH history to the medical team caring for her, they will have no knowledge. And I don't think it's our place to comment further on the [U]care[/U] or [U]treatment[/U] she is receiving on the ward. That is private & should remain so.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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