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"Ongoing mental health support in hospital"

About: Fiona Stanley Hospital / Emergency Department Mental Health Services SMHS / Fiona Stanley Hospital / Mental Health Services

(as the patient),

On a blurry mess of a day, I had taken an overdose during an attempt. I was rushed into ED, where the staff greeted me & my parent - and after a brief moment to get details, I got brought into the ED.

To me it’s still a blur, I can vaguely remember faces coming and going to me - but later that day I was able to be transported into essu - a considerably quieter section of ED in my opinion - and where I started to come out of it a bit.

The nurses who attended to me were incredible, friendly & consistently checked up on me to make sure I was okay. The following day the psychiatric team interviewed me, and once I was physically cleared - came down to the Mental Health Ward. Whilst late at night, the staff who met me were super friendly - which helped my anxiety at the time. Following spending a two-week stay in the ward, I received a large amount of strategies & support. 

Thank You FSH :)

Update - After consultation with my support contacts - it was decided I’d be unsafe in the community - so I’m currently back in the ER (about a week later) - so far I’ve had amazing treatment - and staff are supportive during my breakdowns.

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Response from Neil Doverty, Executive Director Fiona Stanley and Fremantle Hospitals Group, South Metropolitan Health Service 3 years ago
Neil Doverty
Executive Director Fiona Stanley and Fremantle Hospitals Group,
South Metropolitan Health Service
Submitted on 2/08/2021 at 4:37 PM
Published on Care Opinion at 4:41 PM


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Dear falconhd85,

Thank you for making contact via Care Opinion.

We are sorry to hear that you have been struggling with your mental health and you don’t feel safe in the community.

It is good that you felt able to seek support when feeling unsafe.

I am pleased to hear that you had a positive experience on your arrival at the Fiona Stanley Hospital Emergency Department and during your assessment by the Mental Health team.

We hope that the support you receive will help reduce your anxiety and assist you in returning to the community with all the right supports in place.

Kind regards

Neil Doverty

Executive Director

Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group

South Metropolitan Health Service

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