Monday, 3 May 2021, 1:58 pm
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Kevin Allan
today released a report finding a Bay of Plenty District
Health Board (BOPDHB) in breach of the Code of Health and
Disability Services Consumers’ Rights (the Code) for
failings in its care of a young man requiring mental health
services.
The man was admitted to the Mental Health
Ward for two nights, with suicidal ideation. After he was
discharged, he was seen regularly by a psychologist from the
DHB, and his care was discussed at multidisciplinary team
meetings. However, he was not seen in person by a DHB
psychiatrist, either during his admission or after
Source:Â Health and Disability Commissioner
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner Kevin Allan today released a report finding a Bay of Plenty District Health Board (BOPDHB) in breach of the Code of Health and Disability Services Consumersâ Rights (the Code) for failings in its care of a young man requiring mental health services.
The man was admitted to the Mental Health Ward for two nights, with suicidal ideation. After he was discharged, he was seen regularly by a psychologist from the DHB, and his care was discussed at multidisciplinary team meetings. However, he was not seen in person by a DHB psychiatrist, either during his admission or after discharge. Tragically, he died the following year.
Due to these risks, many people don t want to work in mental hospitals. Many patients admitted to this hospital were left by their family members who submitted the wrong residential address and never returned to take their patients home. Some patients families have not visited them in 15-20 years, even though they have become cured. Some have not been cured even after their long time there. They still wait for their relatives to take them home. However, now no one can admit any mentally ill patients using fake addresses. The biggest problem in this country is that people don t take mental health problems seriously. Many people here tease people with mental health problems, taunt them, and sometimes these people can even be family members. These people suffering from mental health problems don t get any peace of mind at home or even at the hospital due to a lack of modern treatment.