An inquest jury today identified 'missed opportunities' in her care
The mother of Lauren Bridges says her daughter was 'horribly failed' and has called for lessons to be learned after an inquest jury said there were 'missed opportunities' to move her closer to home.
They also said there were 'missed opportunities' to find Lauren Bridges a bed closer to home. The foreperson said there were beds available in Bournemouth for 'more than half of the days' of Lauren's admission, but that she was 'not actively considered' for them. She also said that 'sending mental health patients hundreds of miles away from home to receive treatment does not work.' She said 'vital changes' were needed in the way people with autism and mental illness, particularly young women, are cared for and vowed to continue fighting for a 'better mental health system.'
“Lauren gave so much joy and happiness to everyone who knew her. We’d do anything to still have Lauren with us. We thank the jury for returning a verdict of misadventure and for recognising the failings in Lauren’s care. “Mental illness doesn’t discriminate; it can affect anyone. Everyone needs to receive the best possible care and support to get back home to their families.We will continue to fight for justice for Lauren and for a better mental health system.”
“Lauren was placed in a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit at Priory Cheadle Royal over 260 miles away from her family and her home. She was moved there against her will and against the express wishes of her family, who tried to challenge that decision. "Separating Lauren from her family had a devastating impact on her mental health.
“By the time of her death, Lauren had been at Cheadle Royal for over seven months and she had been an out-of-area patient for over 500 days. “More broadly, the evidence heard in this inquest raises serious issues about national and regional mental healthcare resources, including in Dorset, and the inadequacy of the Trust’s systems for considering the repatriation of out-of-area patients.
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