Woman found decomposing at home after mental health services failed to check in on her

[ForceFate]

Woman found decomposing at home after mental health services failed to check on her

‘This is yet another tragic case of mental health professionals failing in their duty to protect our most vulnerable,’ says lawyer Nina Ali

www.independent.co.uk

 

[TheChamp]

Yoh, looks like they take the concept of minding your business a little to far over there.

 

[Polymathic]

Why does this keep happening in the UK?

 

[ForceFate]

Yoh, looks like they take the concept of minding your business a little to far over there.

Yep. There was this one before...

Decomposed body found three months after complaints about smell

Roofer uncovers decomposed body in Bradford flat three months after neighbours complain about smell

www.independent.co.uk

 

[RedViking]

Eastern Ca.....

Oh, meh, foreign matters none of our concern....

Google Hikikomori

 

[Sinbad]

Why does this keep happening in the UK?

Because the mental health services here are completely overstretched. Waiting lists are crazy long. The lock down broke a lot of people mentally and the system just is not coping. Doesn't help that it's underfunded and understaffed.

 

[Mike Hoxbig]

Why does this keep happening in the UK?

Why does @ForceFate keep finding these articles?

 

[Foxhound5366]

Because the mental health services here are completely overstretched. Waiting lists are crazy long. The lock down broke a lot of people mentally and the system just is not coping. Doesn't help that it's underfunded and understaffed.

Well here in SA it's non-existent. Ain't noone coming to find you if you die except your landlord to collect on your overdue rent. And we've all got mental health issues, so what does it matter?

 

[epah]

But But the NHI would solve all of south africas health problems, meanwhile in the UK the NHI is letting people rot it their apartments.

 

[Cosmik Debris]

Because the mental health services here are completely overstretched. Waiting lists are crazy long. The lock down broke a lot of people mentally and the system just is not coping. Doesn't help that it's underfunded and understaffed.

SA doesn't even have a public mental health service...

 

[R13...]

SA doesn't even have a public mental health service...

Of course SA does have the service. If you have mental health issues you would have access to mental health services at the various centres around the country. Or get admitted to one of the public mental health hospitals.

 

[ForceFate]

Well here in SA it's non-existent. Ain't noone coming to find you if you die except your landlord to collect on your overdue rent. And we've all got mental health issues, so what does it matter?

Not necessarily true. There are multiple cases, some in the media, where people reported to have been concerned after not seeing their neighbour after a few days. I know of 2 cases where I grew up and 1 in our complex. There has been some in the media.

 

[Cosmik Debris]

Of course SA does have the service. If you have mental health issues you would have access to mental health services at the various centres around the country. Or get admitted to one of the public mental health hospitals.

Hahahaha! Try getting someone on SASSA some meds for bipolar syndrome when Panado's are given out because they don't even have antibiotics. Get out there into the real world of almost 50% of SA'ns.

 

[Okty]

Here's a cleanup company in Japan documenting some cases they get.

 

[R13...]

Hahahaha! Try getting someone on SASSA some meds for bipolar syndrome when Panado's are given out because they don't even have antibiotics. Get out there into the real world of almost 50% of SA'ns.

It is there even if not very functional. Point being it exists contrary to your claim.

 

[ForceFate]

Hahahaha! Try getting someone on SASSA some meds for bipolar syndrome when Panado's are given out because they don't even have antibiotics. Get out there into the real world of almost 50% of SA'ns.

Normal clinics that offer basic primary healthcare don't offer this service. Often, they'll refer you to a provincial hospital where there might be mental health wards. Severe cases often end up at specialist facilities.

 

[Cosmik Debris]

It is there even if not very functional. Point being it exists contrary to your claim.

What's the use of existing if not functional? That's like saying you've got a car when it's been broken for a year.

 

[ForceFate]

Why does @ForceFate keep finding these articles?

FB.

 

[Cosmik Debris]

Normal clinics that offer basic primary healthcare don't offer this service. Often, they'll refer you to a provincial hospital where there might be mental health wards. Severe cases often end up at specialist facilities.

Correct. Now tell me how mental patients in rural areas get to the provincial hospital unassisted and explain their problem?

 

[Pak Fa Fui]

Correct. Now tell me how mental patients in rural areas get to the provincial hospital unassisted and explain their problem?

With a taxi obviously
Do you have mental problems