thanks for your replies
I had a CPN for 12 years until she retired last year. She was very professional and reliable.
I got allocated a SW when she left. I had her for about 10 months until she made some major mistakes and proved unreliable. I complained about her and was allocated a different SW.
My new SW (March this year) is a male which isn't a problem, but he is also proving unreliable. Saying he'll visit and then not turning up and not phoning or getting someone to phone me to say he won't be coming.
I had an appt with the psych two weeks ago and my SW was coming to it. I phoned him the afternoon before to confirm he was coming to the appt. He said he would see me there. He didn't turn up to the meeting and I've not heard from him since.
I know he's over stretched. He's got 28 clients instead of 20. They also had a CQC inspection. But it would just have been polite for someone to phone me and let me know he couldn't make the appt.
So because the GPs think I should have a CPN, I am toying with the idea of saying to the Manager of the CMHT it's not working out with the SW and could I have a CPN instead in the hope that the CPN might be a bit more professional.
Hmm. I have a lot to think about.
May be I should bite the bullet and phone my SW and see what he has to say for himself.
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