Hi All, first time posting here. My mother has recently been diagnosed with middle stage dementia. She lives at home with my father who is also unwell and I live quite some distance from them. Although I am trying to do everything I can to help them both I feel they are getting next to no help from their local social services and NHS mental health team. The whole process from first going to see her GP to getting a scan took over 6 months. Then after getting the scan it was over two months before we got an appointment to get the results (the mental health nurse had not actioned anything despite the fact the scans were sat on her desk for a number of weeks). I think the person who gave the diagnosis was a psychiatrist, it was never really discussed what his qualifications area of expertise was. Didn't give a definitive diagnosis as to what type of dementia other than it was middle stage. Seemed like the first time ge had laid eyes on the scan results was when he called them up on his screen during the consultation. All they seem to be intent on doing is prescribing her anti-phychotic drugs (which is not what all the NICE guidelines say they should be doing as a 1st line of defence). When I have questioned this with them I am simply told not to believe everything I read in the press about anti-physchotics and who am I to question their judgement as to what drugs my mother should given. I am really at my wits end with worry and with Dad not being well to and trying to look after her on his own with zero support from their local health care team I really don't know what to do next. Would like a second opinion but who do you go to to get one? I feel like they have been completely abandoned by their local NHS. The last thing the apparent psychiatrist said to me before ending the consultation was either I give up everything to go live with my parents or they have to come live with me. Like they have done their part and now washed their hands of all responsibility. Not impressed what so ever.