1Littlefoot Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Hi all, Just wondering if anyone has any tips please for transferring my son ( adult - 25 - OCD+ depression + miserable and loosing hope - he's a very able chap - high intellect and has had to leave unie Biochem at a prestigious unie so feels somewhat urghh to say the least - plsu all hte pandemic added .. having tried so hard after many attempts all twarted by damn ocd ) NHS psychiatric care and GP from one borough/ county to another - back to family home/ GP having been at unie in another part of the country. He, parents and docs, have until now, decided that was best to leave him where he was as at least he's in the system - especially since it took a whole year to get him properly transferred and into the NHS mental health system when he moved care from London to his unie location. Now with the pandemic demands we have been equally reluctant .Yet his brother, who has remained in the home system and also has mental health challenges has easily re-entered ( for the third time - but he does have T1 diabetes too - think might help??) the NHS mental health system and has got help - not a psychiatrist or therapy but occupational health support - which will help boost his confidence and get him occupied and out of the house ( we are paying for private therapy and psych) . Occupational health support would really help the son stuck with unie location support structure that is now too distant and stops him from getting the wider support beyond meds - and an easier hope of the possibility of therapy. Any ideas pl. to : - get an easy effective transition - so he doesn't go to the back of the queue with ZERO support - and all his papers follow him ( I had to do the lot last time - urghh !) - get any other occupational type support ..... : ........... - he's at home in the circuit of Kings College / Maudsley/ SLAM Recovery College etc ... (so maybe could get support as brother of the son who is in the local system? ) - any charities that might be able to help - ano ideas please. many thanks Link to comment
Gemma@OCDUK Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Hi 1LittleFoot, As far as we know if you transfer from one borough to another, you will go to the bottom of the waiting list. As a lot of therapy is remote at the moment, is transferring necessary right now? I know you mentioned that your other son has an occupational therapist, is this something you could address with your son's current mental health team? Gemma Link to comment
1Littlefoot Posted October 14, 2021 Author Share Posted October 14, 2021 mmm I can try .... they've not previously offered occupational health .... I can dig around in the area nr unie and see what there is so he can ask directly - see if any offered remote .... might then prompt action .... thanks Link to comment
Angst Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 (edited) I think switching GPs is relatively easy you just register at a new surgery. SLaM covers four boroughs and two of those boroughs are covered by Lambeth & Southwark Mind and they run a helpline as well as online directory of local and national services and agencies which can also include the two other boroughs covered by SLaM which are Lewisham and Croydon. It is worth looking at their site and talking to people on their helpline. Edited October 15, 2021 by Angst Link to comment
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