Very concerned

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

tomtontom wrote: »

To correct this, it is the nearest relative that can request a MHA assessment, not the next of kin, who has no legal rights in this situation. They may be one and the same, but there are good reasons why they may not - it is worrying (though sadly not surprising) that a psychiatric nurse does not know the difference.

I was given the crisis number by someone's GP on the basis that, although I wasn't a relative and wasn't next of kin, I was the closest person to them and, if I believed it was necessary, it was enough for them. Obviously, they would not and could not share information, but I could tell them things.

So, when I was finally asked to get them an appointment at the GP, I had a long conversation on the phone with the doctor, so he knew just how bad it was, even if the person played it down once they got there.



In your situation, OP, I'd contact the GP and speak frankly about what you know.