Reviews and reports showed a lack of awareness in the medical profession and the subsequent negative treatment of people who themselves are harmful. A general practitioner or hospital staff can sometimes be the only option for an individual; however, if the practitioner does not know how to approach himself, or does not treat a person with respect and dignity, he cannot adequately help the person who is hurting himself.
According to a recent documentary, The NHS Failed, exploring how young people suffering from mental illness can't get the right NHS treatment, about 50% of patients who were harmed were not treated or did not see medical services. This, according to Professor Nav Kapur University of Manchester, is "a potentially missed opportunity to prevent future harm to oneself or even suicide." Although the other half is under consideration, this is an abandoned amount that is troubling. Rachel Jones, anorexia recipient, explains how hospital visits focus more on weight gain, rather than her mental health. The documentary film, unfortunately, emphasizes the need for necessary medical care and how the costs of the mental health services have been reduced for the second year in a row, which causes insufficient care.
Feedback and reports on negative ways that specialists from the medical profession reacted included: manifestation of visible shock or disgust, communication with a person, accusing a person of having “spent time” and distracting from real medical emergencies, as well as inadequate treatment. These real-life reactions can be the result of a lack of exercise with health and a lack of awareness of the health risks of the medical profession. Nurse employee Joe McHale and lecturer Anne Felton conducted a study on training in self-harm in the medical profession and produced an interesting combination of promising and relevant results. For example, the nurses felt that with the lack of support in helping someone who is harming themselves, they feel a sense of not being able to fulfill their duty to care, but with special education and training to realize their own harm, they felt more positively treated because about various ways to offer yourself harmful help.
Some simple changes that can be implemented to help patients cope with their own harm and improve medical care include:
- Listening to people and showing sincere concern to soothe them.
- Staff development
- Recognition that some people may not need a psychiatric referral after the first visit.
- The realization that the cause of individual harm may be different for each visit, so incidents should be considered separately.
- Employees receive more support from team members and senior managers in providing appropriate and / or more suitable for people
- Employees are trained to manage their emotions when confronted with someone who hurts
Many sectors of society, including the medical profession, must be fully trained and equipped to help people cope with health and prevent the neglect of mental health problems. With medical personnel receiving enhanced self-defense, it is hoped that patients will receive an improvement in treatment and services.
