"The constant change of staff was difficult"

I just want to say how good the care has been in Redwood2, Highbury Hospital. I was a short stay section 2 and the staff have been very kind, giving the right kind of space and time to talk.

Food and cleanliness are excellent.

If I ask for something eg from chaplain visit to toilet roll, nothing is too much trouble from nurse/OT/HCA to domestic. 

I have felt the stay to be more like a retreat where there is embroidery, art work, etc on offer.

The consultant has been empathetic and keen to get me on my feet again, back out in the outside word with the support from Local Mental Health Team (Gelding). I was surprised to be sectioned but I am very touched that it has been a pleasant stay despite my difficulties.

How did it make me feel?

I found the constant change of staff at the Crisis Team, Highbury Hospital very difficult when they came into my home. I have an ASD and so the constant change of staff (up to 8-10  new faces, new names over the fortnight) hard to take and be congenial over.

My slight agitation of dealing with new faces in my home (I am single) then put me on the back foot. My home is private and I am a private person that when you open your home to constant strangers then you begin to get suspicious that these people are not who they say they are.

This suspicion and feeling like you are on the back foot (disadvantaged) kind of then offsets the Crisis Team and you could see that they were more concerned than they needed to be, which ended up with me being sectioned (2). 

I felt that the Crisis Team became more assertive and confident in this decision due to me being slightly agitated with the constant new staff. In hindsight I should have over emphasised this but was so preoccupied with hearing voices.

Next time I am ill can Crisis Team be mindful of this due to my ASD (autistic diagnosis) and make appointments over the phone rather than just turning up so I can be prepared with the new named member of staff.