Hi everyone,
My partner suffered from an acute psychotic episode last year and was admitted to hospital as a voluntary patient before being sectioned and spending 4 weeks there.
He has since been under the care of the local CMHT and continued to take antipsychotic medication, which has gradually been tapered down a bit.
He's been suffering with terrible anxiety for a couple of months, and has only seen a psychiatrist once in 6 months, plus there's still no sign of a referral for talking therapies. His hospital care was great but we don't feel like he's getting the support he needs on the NHS since being discharged. We are willing to pay for a private consultation if needs be, but we are unsure of the process and how this works. Can anyone shed some light as to how to go about seeking private therapy and/or medication review, or share their own experiences of this?
Many thanks