Receptionists and Staff doing their best
The team are short staffed and doing their best. Unfortunately due to a high staff turnover and seeing different temp Psychiatrists this isn’t providing the best environment as if you see someone only once for a brief period they cannot build a rapport and just go on preconceived ideas. However, if I do phone duty they are helpful because they listen and do not patronise me. This helps de-escalate me during times of extreme stress or PTSD episodes. Unfortunately to me it feels like I have had delays of eternity waiting for trauma focused CBT but I’m hoping to get to the top of the list soon.