Elizabeth is spending yet another year like a prisoner under the NHS. It is the fourth year of detention that has had no benefit whatsoever for Elizabeth who wishes to come home and see her cat.

I took presents and cards plus a Birthday cake that I had made by a local person in my new area.

I also bought a present for one of Elizabeth’s friends. Thank goodness she has made nice friends.

It is a supposed to be a rehab unit and you would think this would mean less restrictions. There are less restrictions when it comes to ordering takeaways and she is allowed group leave but as far as I am concerned the NHS Trust have blocked me from having any kind of meaningful contact and every visit is supervised and I am allowed no leave alone at all with her. The phone is still taken away and held securely in the office and I appear to be the centre of safeguarding. Nothing is done in an open transparent manner and what is so disturbing is that an entire team of nurses, doctors, healthcare assistants dutifully do what they are ordered to do by someone giving out “Executive Orders”. On the previous ward those “executive orders” were to punish if behaviour was in any way thought to be rude/aggressive. Cant believe this is NHS care to punish a patient who was missing countless meals desperately trying to avoid the noise, the bright lights and atmosphere of the ward. There is absolutely no accountability under the Trust and sadly this has been the case in the former area too. Whilst I am supervised 2-1 like a criminal this must be putting a strain on the ward as I have always heard about staff shortages. That might apply in the case of when I phone and there is no-one around to supervise. All this has been going on since the previous ward under a certain RC who banned me completely stating “I am banning you indefinitely“. You are wasting your time complaining to the GMC or other sources who could not care less and there are other such professional agencies who carry out investigations and do not find fault by professionals concerned. All the blame and fault is put upon a parent and carer and I know I am not alone here and to think I was not asking for any care in the community and had provided suitable accommodation.

Anyway there were times today when Elizabeth looked really sad and when I asked what was the matter she said she was fed up of being on the ward and things were going round and round in circles and I understood what she meant. A few times today Elizabeth made comment that she wanted to come home and missed home and family and that she had spent all day in her room too frightened to come out onto the ward yet her never ending detention is said to be of “best interest” whilst they have tried to rig every capacity assessment in THEIR BI.

The rest of the family are not restricted but hardly visit. I am the only regular weekly visitor. When the rest of the family do visit they are allowed several hours to take Elizabeth out.

It is very sad that such people as nurses, doctors etc just do nothing but carry on without a word. I think the Trust has serious problem with bullying that the current situation of enhanced supervision has been ongoing for about a year now following on from a complete ban and to date, one hour supervised 2-1.

The last words Elizabeth said was “I am not happy” and when I asked why she was not happy she just said “I am not happy about this whole situation”. The rest of the family are visiting next week. Unlike me they can take Elizabeth out for a few hours. Elizabeth mentioned a couple of times she would like me to be included with the rest of the family’s visit next week but I am pretty sure that will not be allowed.

The restrictions on me are a means of punishment but they inflict upon Elizabeth. They are not keeping her safe. They are putting lives at risk by the heavy supervision upon me leaving the ward under pressure. Elizabeth is not getting nearly enough fresh air and exercise.

Since moving to this dreadful area she has started having seizures and these have been ongoing since 2022 and she now has a walker because she struggles to walk and due to lack of exercise going back to 2022 a doctor told her then she had muscle weakness to entire body. She is being neglected with her physical health. The gym is only open in the morning and she is asleep much of the time because she is upon most of the night when it is peaceful on the ward.

This is not “care” and all of this is being done for a purpose with family cut out of everything like a religious cult. Take the recent CTR, nothing was arranged properly and this should have been arranged properly by the Commissioners. A CTR is all about the patient listening to what the patient wishes and Elizabeth wishes to come home.

Sadly I could not provide the best present ever for her to have the slightest bit of leave back home and to see her cat.

The safeguarding against me is affecting my physical health and work. I had been a reviewer of MH services of the highest standard.

I know that everything is aimed at me to punish and deprive contact and even a capacity assessment was done by the Clinical lead on “Whether or not to have any contact with Mother”. The clinical lead was aided by the advocates who are supposed to be independent and the advocates are no longer involved as I have an email from them to say she is not ready to engage. How would anyone wish to engage with such a firm who cannot even be bothered to acknowledge my complaint.

No advocate no solicitor no phone. Cut off from the outside world and treated like an object. This is NHS MENTAL HEALTH CARE for you and I am far from alone with my experience. Human Rights are completely ignored along with their own Code of Conducts and NHS Guidelines.

I used to wonder how someone could end up held a prisoner for so long by MH institutions however I now understand and it is not only the MHA but MCA being abused whilst human rights are non existent.

The worst thing of all is the neglect towards physical health under MH and again I am not alone with this experience. I was asked today why I did not attend ward rounds and that is simply because I am not invited.