"My time on Weaver Ward"

I was admitted to Weaver ward at Halton Hospital due to my local Mental health hospital having a shortage of space so I was sent there instead. 

My first few days were horrible, I had to self isolate for 24 hours in my bedroom in an unfamiliar place whilst I had to wait for a COVID-19 test to be taken and for the results to come back which was ok. I didn’t receive much support from the staff baring in mind I was miles away from home and going through a mental health crisis and wasn’t able to go out of my room to speak to staff. 

It got a little easier whilst I was there because The patients were really supportive and caring and supported me more than the staff did at times. 

After 1.5 weeks I felt I was fobbed off. I was told I could be discharged home even though I told them I wasn’t safe to and that I had plans regarding ending my life. They still let me go home. 

Later that night I ended up being blue lighted to hospital as I did something in act to end my life, I was then readmitted back to weaver ward, yet again. 

This time they completely changed their tune and actually “wanted to help“ me. 

They seem to follow a self harm pathway which is they let you hurt yourself in many many different ways and just leave you until you're ready to talk or until you're about to pass out, I didn’t agree with this and told staff that I think somebody’s going to seriously end up dead in there if they didn’t sort it out - but I was told that it works!

I asked to leave as I was an informal patient but they decided to section me, I was assessed by 2 or 3 other people and they put me on a section. I remained there for 1.5 more weeks, and then they transferred me to my local unit in which I spent 2 days. 

I was made to feel so small by some staff members and uncared for, I heard some make nasty remarks and comments about me whilst having incidents which I felt unbelievably rude especially me being so vulnerable at the time also. 

I made a good friend whilst I was a patient at Weaver Ward to only now find out she had passed away. 

I’m infuriated and disgusted by the care