"NHS Tayside Mental Health Services"

The Perth City Mental Health Team has not recruited a permanent psychiatrist in the past 3+ years. I have met locums showing varying degrees of competency, some of whom wouldn't even bother reading notes resulting in painful conversations being repeated several times.

My mental health has previously been so poor that I was hospitalised, yet once again I am not under the care of a psychiatrist, the most recent locum has left part way doing an assessment and I wasn't even told. I was sent a tokenistic letter advising of their departure, which conveniently arrived after they had left.

I have received an autism diagnosis in the past year, and am trying to be assessed for adhd medication - for a number of reasons, anyhow, the fact that this has been dropped with no plan in place just shows a complete lack of understanding in relation to autism, and a disregard for my wellbeing. 

I am also awaiting tests / consultation for various issues, yet despite them all being with the same health board nobody can review them together to get a full view of the issues. In addition I have previously raised the issue that I have requested an mri scan but this has been refused.

I have so many health issues that I cannot see why it is not more cost effective to do this.

I'm to be seen by neurology (which I've been waiting around 6months for) - I'm assuming scan pictures would be if benefit to them?

I'm under review for the pain clinic, presumably this would also be of benefit?

I absolutely understand the NHS is stretched, but there's an issue of efficiency here - I'm asking for something which is going to improve my anxiety symptoms and potentially discover what  doctors have been unable to resolve to date. This will reduce the time I need to spend seeing the GP, specialists and hopefully the pain clinic. I am absolutely convinced I have some form of cancer but nobody will help. I don't understand how I can be ill constantly but just keep getting told its fibromyalgia. 

Fibromyalgia isn't a progressive condition, and there's meant to be flare ups. Not persistent illness and deterioration.

I feel absolutely helpless. I'm in love regarding my mental health. My GP can't help because it's too complex, and I'm in a vicious circle with my mental health impacting on pain and vice versa. Apologies for the ramble. I'm just so distressed, and writing it down is giving me the tiniest bit of comfort.