Access to a cpn any advice needed

What do you want a CPN to do that CMHT and your social worker can't do? CPN's are more or less being phased out. In my area when I was younger we had CPN's but nowadays these have changed to being called care co-ordinators who are now a mix of CPN's, social workers and other mental health practioners.

Care co-ordinators just basically overlook your care in the community, but don't do anything different than what socal workers or CMHT do. while you don't have a set care co-ordinator at the moment your care under CMHT is still managed by the team as a whole and an allocated psychiatrist. The only thing really different that a care co-ordinator can manage is rather than seeing different people you see the one person, and communication can be easier especially if you have forms and things. If your area is like mine then you will find that you will be waiting for a care co-ordinator, then your allocated one for a few months and then they leave or move departments so your back on a waiting list waiting for one again.

Over my 16 years of being in the system I have had countless CPN's/Care co-ordinators I have lost count, and I don't think I've ever held a care co-ordinator for more than a year before they move on to something else. CPN's are more or less just used nowadays to give out depots to people in the community.

If your looking for more support, see of they offer an STR worker in your area. STR workers can take you to different appointments, activities in the area and can do things like teach you to cook and things. I had an STR worker last year for abit who gave me weekly cooking lessons and would take me to shops first, buy the ingredients and then go back home and cook. They do lots of things not just cooking.

CMHT and CPN's are the same thing, CPN's just work under CMHT so you need to be under CMHT to get a CPN or care co-ordinator. You need to be referred back to CMHT be able to get a CPN/Care Co-ordinator assigned to you.