Decision Report 201403403

Summary

Mrs C complained about the mental health care and treatment that her child had received. Mrs C considered that her concerns about autistic spectrum disorders and physical factors had not been taken into account by the board. She was also concerned that her child was not seen soon enough and was not assessed by appropriate staff. While recognising the complexity and severity of her child's condition, the board did not find evidence to support Mrs C's concerns during their consideration of her complaint.

After taking independent advice from a psychiatric adviser specialising in child and adolescent mental health, we found that the actions taken by the board were reasonable. There was no evidence that there had been unreasonable delays in the assessment of Mrs C's child, or that the care and treatment provided was inappropriate. The adviser highlighted that the board’s liaison with another service was good and found nothing to suggest that the child had been misdiagnosed.