HDC Report “slams” WDHB

 

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10569713

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/2376776/Poor-care-of-mums-dads

Question: how many more reports “slamming” this and “slamming” that have to be prepared, before the Ministry cries “enough?”.

Credit to the HDC though – this report only took two years to complete – the last one took five years, so things are starting to look up in terms of their turn around time.

Psychiatrist wins appeal over claim for damages.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2370432/Psychiatrist-wins-appeal-over-claim-for-damages

Schizophrenic man refused treatment by SDHB.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/2369567/Schizophrenic-man-refused-treatment

Select Committee review highlights service gap at Mental Health Commission.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10568102

Psychologist who had affair with patient may be disciplined.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10567790

Mental Health Foundation supports flawed mental health system.

http://tvnz.co.nz/health-news/suicide-rates-no-surprise-families-2655373/video?vid=2655605

According to Judy Clements in the above clip, 85 mental health deaths (including 74 in the “community”) is quote “contextual”.

I would call them tragic, and ultimately unnecessary.

Clements also seems to support the now significantly outdated belief that talking about suicide, or media coverage of suicide encourages copycat suicides.

Here are some examples that explode that wee myth:

http://www.sptsnj.org/educators/talking-myth.html

http://www.cmha.ca/bins/content_page.asp?cid=3-101-104

http://suicideandmentalhealthassociationinternational.org/about.html

Mental health suicide rates no surprise to families.

http://tvnz.co.nz/health-news/suicide-rates-no-surprise-families-2655373/video

When flawed ideology meets abject denial – this is the result.

http://tvnz.co.nz/breakfast-news/breakfast-monday-april-20-2655759/video?vid=2656324

First hand experience of mental health failure.

http://tvnz.co.nz/breakfast-news/breakfast-tuesday-april-21-2659846/video?vid=2660357

Young miss out on residential Mental Health care.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/health/news/article.cfm?c_id=204&objectid=10566261