"Sent me to papu team, bad experience"

Was taken to one hospital by ambulance for attempted suicide. They transferred me to Papu ward in Maroondah hospital. I also suffer from a disability needing a walker for mobility, severe fatigue and pain.

I felt the staff were uncaring and abrupt. Several people who were admitted at the same papu ward would go into meeting with a clinician and seemingly come out crying and even left. When I had my meetings with them, I felt I was spoken down to and rudely, and made me want to end my life even more. I wanted to leave.

Among other incorrect things, the clinician's discharge report stated untrue discussions and that I wanted to stay! In my opinion, their attitude and behaviour were appalling and disrespectful and I couldn't stop crying after the meetings or sleep. I was given strong medication to sleep. The clinician kept referring to the hospital as theirs and saying, I recall, in my hospital.

I believe suicidal people don't need any more reasons to take their life and I feel they need to be removed from Papu team. We are not stupid, we need to be treated with respect and helped. I hope they get removed and replaced with someone who is, in my opinion, actually wanting to help. I feel maybe staff need training as well.