tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post6577570062138733051..comments2024-03-27T17:57:42.627+00:00Comments on The Masked AMHP: How difficult can it be to get an ambulance to convey a detained patient to hospital? The Masked AMHPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01348865658320780867noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-89642985335952208442016-11-13T19:48:17.726+00:002016-11-13T19:48:17.726+00:00A sad tale but not unusual. Getting the contracted...A sad tale but not unusual. Getting the contracted provider to provide a service is often difficult - and I have 26 years' experience of different approaches. We now have locally robust arrangements that do work, a multi-agency monitoring group that, when I was involved in leading the AMHP Service, worked well and enjoyed good relationships with the ambulance NHS trust, and now includes a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-56125454394603716932016-11-02T12:56:53.088+00:002016-11-02T12:56:53.088+00:00i actually thought we had it bad.
At present the ...i actually thought we had it bad.<br /><br />At present the local ambulance trust has no contract with our authority and no other agency has been provisioned.<br /><br />Ambulance request here usually amount to <br /><br />1. phone 999 - we will prioritise you within an hour<br /><br />2. wait between 3 and 8 hours <br /><br />3. ambulance crew states that police should be involved without Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07053766117030573259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-45793010169931036522016-11-01T06:31:31.034+00:002016-11-01T06:31:31.034+00:00At least you can book ahead on the day - locally t...At least you can book ahead on the day - locally to me the ambulance service will now only accept bookings once paperwork is completed. As to out of area - the local MH trust had a contract with a private provider but that was just an interim measure. The police are reluctant to convey (though they have done in the past). The MH trust do have transport we can use locally but I have to arrange Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380213133018137281.post-16314547510134769252016-10-27T22:20:06.292+01:002016-10-27T22:20:06.292+01:00Baffling, infuriating, saddening.
Thank you for e...Baffling, infuriating, saddening.<br /><br />Thank you for explaining why situations like this end up happening... I often feel in the dark about things like this - I get lost in the acronyms and spin. <br /><br />Reading about the hurdles you encounter in your professional life - in addition to the challenges posed by patients... it makes me so glad that there are still people like you who stickWillowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17260886394778670562noreply@blogger.com