Dozens of Tayside mental health patients don't have say in care, finds survey
Plus Perth has found more than 40% of respondents weren't involved in decision-making
A grassroots mental health survey's found dozens of patients in Tayside are not in control of their treatment.
Plus Perth has asked hundreds of people for their views on services, of which 60% have received care in the last year.
More than 4 in 10 said they didn't have a choice over what it would involve.
Susan Scott who set up the survey says the mental health treatment act advocates patients having a say.
"Participation was one of the main principles. People should be controlling their own recovery and how they're moving forward," she said.
"What they want to do with their life and how they see it evolving. This is not happening and it's shown in the survey.
"People don't feel they're involved in their care plans, they're not really asked, they're not really equal partners in deciding what's happening."
263 people have so far responded to the question regarding participation in decision-making, with the survey canvassing views on a number of other topics such as confidence in NHS Tayside mental health services.
More than half reported they were not confident. The survey will remain open until Sunday, before the final findings are passed over to David Strang to help form his review of the region's services.
Around 400 people have so far got in touch all together.
NHS Tayside insists it is working to ensure patient participation in recovery.
A spokesperson for the health board said: "NHS Tayside is committed to involving patients in decisions about their care and treatment wherever possible using the principles of Realistic Medicine which emphasise the importance of shared decision making and giving people genuine choice in their own healthcare.
"There is a framework in place in Tayside - Mental Health Nursing Standards for Person Centred Care Planning - to support the development of person centred mental health care plans and enable a consistently high quality approach to care planning for those working in all mental health and learning disability settings within NHS Tayside.
"The Standards recognise the diversity and uniqueness of individuals and ensure that what matters to the person is a key consideration within their care plan.
"The Standards have been presented to all clinical teams and have been recognised as an area of developing good practice by the Mental Welfare Commission. They have also been recognised nationally at the Mental Health Nursing Forum, Scotland, Awards."