advice for friend thanks

zak2012

Hi i have friend who suffer from depression and anxiety she just recived her new ESA50 renewal .so last week she went see her GP asked him for.support letter he agreed to write letter but he told her he is going to "connect her to healthy mind Birmingham counsouling service''' . we have cheaked on google that place look like inpatient meantal hospital she is realy worried dont like go hospital she fine.in her home only having problem when going out.so my question is can she refuse seen those people? please we need advice thank you

elsien

Slow down a bit - surely the GP explained what he referred her for and why? And if he didnt or she didn't hear what he was saying, I would have thought querying the service with the GP would be more sensible than googling.
Perhaps they have outpatient clinics and community services as well. And it's the GP's job to help your friend get better, after all, especially if there are services he thinks will help. Perhaps you'd be doing your friend a service by helping her to keep an open mind about what's on offer?

DomRavioli

It isn't an inpatient service.

http://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/gps-and-commissioners/gpmatters/issue-2-september-2011/birmingham-healthy-minds/

They do a number of services, for both inpatients and outpatients. If there is no reason for your friend to receive inpatient care, then they won't - it is very expensive, and try as much as possible to keep people out of it.

Why would your friend refuse to seek treatment? If they did, this MAY go against them.

bloolagoon

zak2012 wrote: »

Hi i have friend who suffer from depression and anxiety she just recived her new ESA50 renewal .so last week she went see her GP asked him for.support letter he agreed to write letter but he told her he is going to "connect her to healthy mind Birmingham counsouling service''' . we have cheaked on google that place look like inpatient meantal hospital she is realy worried dont like go hospital she fine.in her home only having problem when going out.so my question is can she refuse seen those people? please we need advice thank you

It's a none admission service. A good GP she has.

Also she's clearly not fine. She cannot work or go out. This needs addressing so she can have a life and return to work.

zak2012

DomRavioli wrote: »

It isn't an inpatient service.

http://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/gps-and-commissioners/gpmatters/issue-2-september-2011/birmingham-healthy-minds/

They do a number of services, for both inpatients and outpatients. If there is no reason for your friend to receive inpatient care, then they won't - it is very expensive, and try as much as possible to keep people out of it.

Why would your friend refuse to seek treatment? If they did, this MAY go against them.

How this may go against her?if she refuse thanks .

we (friends/family told her good for her to seek treatmeabt but she dont like too she had meantal health and CPN for 2 years before they discharched her .

zak2012

how long it take before they see her ? weeks months? she want cancel any appointment from them

seven-day-weekend

She should accept the counselling, it will help her to get better. She is very lucky to be given the chance. Many people with mental health problems don't get any help.

As someone else has said, if she can't go out then she is not 'fine.She should take whatever help is offered.

zak2012

i just found this ..(Birmingham Healthy Minds is an NHS primary care psychological therapies service that works closely with Birmingham GPs. BHM offers advice, information and brief psychological talking therapies for people aged 16 and over, who are often feeling anxious, low in mood or depressed) http://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/our-services/birmingham-healthy-minds/..so its look like its just talking therapies

fabforty

zak2012 wrote: »

i just found this ..(Birmingham Healthy Minds is an NHS primary care psychological therapies service that works closely with Birmingham GPs. BHM offers advice, information and brief psychological talking therapies for people aged 16 and over, who are often feeling anxious, low in mood or depressed) http://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk/our-services/birmingham-healthy-minds/..so its look like its just talking therapies

Talking therapies can be very effective.

rogerblack

zak2012 wrote: »

How this may go against her?if she refuse thanks .

In principle, refusing treatment that has been offered, that may help your condition - without good reason - may be taken into account as a reason not to get ESA.

zak2012

rogerblack wrote: »

In principle, refusing treatment that has been offered, that may help your condition - without good reason - may be taken into account as a reason not to get ESA.

She dont care about her ESA anymore if they stop it.she more worried about been in hospital,can they force her to accept treatment?by gp or mental health team?