Hi all,
To those that know me on here this shouldnt really come as a surprise
In my on going battle to correct the treatment of suicidal, bipolar and depressive involuntary patients (of which only a short while ago I was a member of) in Australian hospitals.
To give you a bit of a back ground story I was forcibly admitted by police a while back as I was quite on edge and in a very bad way. Now, I want to be clear that I have no problem with the police or how they handled my situation - they were only performing a job which they did politely.
What I am concerned with is my treatment at the actual hospital. You can read more in detail about it in my other posts put to give you a very brief rundown heres what happened (in no particular order);
Anyway, as I understand I got off lightly. Quite a few people have spoken to me since with by far worse stories which has prompted me to create this thread.
What I want to do is create a partition which I will deliver to the Minister of Mental Health asking that non-violent involuntary patients be treated with a greater deal of respect. Staff should be trained in this matter. They must understand that we are citizens and are suffering a form of illness - underneath we are no different. My partition will ask for better training of nurses and hospital staff.
I will also ask for the environment to be changed. There should be books, magazines, TVs and things to keep you occupied. Twelve hours staring at a wall isnt nice.
I will ask that all patients be briefed on why they are there and offered an Allied Person and/or legal representation immediately. I hold my civil right to freedom in the highest regard and so should they. Any necessary infringement on this should be thoroughly described. Information on this should be made freely available once inside.
I will ask that patients have access to a phone 24hrs a day to call loved ones for support.
So sorry for the long post! I just want to gage peoples response if I were to do this.
Information would be collected via a website (I work in web development ) and be held securely. Like most online partitions, I would ask for your name and the country you live in. Once I get an appreciable amount of signers the names would be printed off and delivered to the Minister for Mental Health. The database would be deleted after that.
So...would anyone sign my partition?
(ps Thanks once again for every thats supported me so far! You truly do not know how much you have helped me out! I love you all!)
To those that know me on here this shouldnt really come as a surprise
In my on going battle to correct the treatment of suicidal, bipolar and depressive involuntary patients (of which only a short while ago I was a member of) in Australian hospitals.
To give you a bit of a back ground story I was forcibly admitted by police a while back as I was quite on edge and in a very bad way. Now, I want to be clear that I have no problem with the police or how they handled my situation - they were only performing a job which they did politely.
What I am concerned with is my treatment at the actual hospital. You can read more in detail about it in my other posts put to give you a very brief rundown heres what happened (in no particular order);
- Not given a legally required allied person
- Not told why or how I was there
- Kept being ignored when ever I asked a question
- Had my phone removed from me so couldnt contact anyone to let them know
- Was laughed at when I asked for legal help
- Was kept in a empty room for hours at a time
- No one attended to my continual panic attacks
- Staff were continously angry and rude
- Not given my medication so became sick
- Came out with PTSD
Anyway, as I understand I got off lightly. Quite a few people have spoken to me since with by far worse stories which has prompted me to create this thread.
What I want to do is create a partition which I will deliver to the Minister of Mental Health asking that non-violent involuntary patients be treated with a greater deal of respect. Staff should be trained in this matter. They must understand that we are citizens and are suffering a form of illness - underneath we are no different. My partition will ask for better training of nurses and hospital staff.
I will also ask for the environment to be changed. There should be books, magazines, TVs and things to keep you occupied. Twelve hours staring at a wall isnt nice.
I will ask that all patients be briefed on why they are there and offered an Allied Person and/or legal representation immediately. I hold my civil right to freedom in the highest regard and so should they. Any necessary infringement on this should be thoroughly described. Information on this should be made freely available once inside.
I will ask that patients have access to a phone 24hrs a day to call loved ones for support.
So sorry for the long post! I just want to gage peoples response if I were to do this.
Information would be collected via a website (I work in web development ) and be held securely. Like most online partitions, I would ask for your name and the country you live in. Once I get an appreciable amount of signers the names would be printed off and delivered to the Minister for Mental Health. The database would be deleted after that.
So...would anyone sign my partition?
(ps Thanks once again for every thats supported me so far! You truly do not know how much you have helped me out! I love you all!)