Posted on 01/19/2023 9:43:59 AM PST by BenLurkin
Ms Matthews, originally from Cornwall, was being treated as an NHS patient for a personality disorder.
She was a complex patient considered at high risk of suicide, and had a history of frequent suicide attempts.
The jury found that while under the care of the Priory "it was evident there were serious inconsistencies across all levels of her care plan".
The hospital provided "inadequate care of a highly vulnerable patient," the jury said.
They found there was a widespread "lack of communication, failing to escalate serious risk factors, lack of team cohesion, and reliance on inaccurate and inadequate information".
A finding of neglect at an inquest implies a gross failure in care.
The inquest at Manchester South Coroners' Court heard how weeks before her death she told a member of staff she could purchase something "to do the job".
Another care worker wrote in her notes that everything Ms Matthews received "must be checked", and stated "we need to be opening her parcels for her".
But the court heard she was allowed to open the package, which she had ordered from Russia, with two staff monitoring her at arm's length.
The jury found the supervising staff were "unable to prevent her from consuming" the substance and the evidence demonstrated there had been a "frequent deviation" from her care plan.
The Priory Group admitted the plan had not been followed and if it had, Ms Matthews would not have been able to ingest the substance.
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She was a waste of time and money
In Canada they would have aided her in her quest.
She should have had at least four full-time staff assigned.
Once they blame the Nanny-State for everything that goes wrong it is too late. I am not sure of all the facts and details of this case. But I find it both grievous and tiring to see how the solution has become the problem.
Guaranteed healthcare on the one hand.
And on the other hand we have to choose two of the three following:
* Quality
* Price
* Speed
Where is my free lunch?/s
Here’s a feel good story for you.
Why should suicidal people merit more resources than we devote to imprisoning dangerous criminals though?
No matter how much we try, if they are motivated enough, we can’t stop them from doing what they intend to do.
The entire box of Froot Loops was empty, there.
Every prostitute should have at least one full-time cop assigned to her, to keep her safe from predators.
Same for homeless people.
Stop the madness.
“She was a waste of time and money”
Not if she was your kid.
Hmm, but we also may need to start assigning at least one FBI agent to every classified document to make sure they don’t get “misplaced”.
Do we know the chromosomal makeup of this individual?
Lol. Good one!
The way authorities break the social contract by self interested self dealing behaviors (Joe Stillwell having his son assigned as his aide and his son-in-law assigned to his G-2 analysis staff is a good example,however that horrid racist Ned Almond felt only fatherly pride to have his only son be an infantry platoon leader (he was killed in action) is a good example) is loathsome the failure those who have bound duty by their profession to do their duty is equally loathsome and damnable no matter how cynically common it is,
The inquest at Manchester South Coroners’ Court heard how weeks before her death she told a member of staff she could purchase something “to do the job”.
Another care worker wrote in her notes that everything Ms Matthews received “must be checked”, and stated “we need to be opening her parcels for her”.
But the court heard she was allowed to open the package, which she had ordered from Russia, with two staff monitoring her at arm’s length.
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The jury found the supervising staff were “unable to prevent her from consuming” the substance and the evidence demonstrated there had been a “frequent deviation” from her care plan.
The Priory Group admitted the plan had not been followed and if it had, Ms Matthews would not have been able to ingest the substance.
Presentational grey line
If you are affected by any of the issues in this article you can find details of organisations that can help via the BBC Action Line.
Presentational grey line
The mental health blogger, who was described in court as “vivacious” and “bright”, had tens of thousands of social media followers.
Psychiatrist Dr Alind Srivastava, who works for the Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, previously told the jury she “did a lot of good on social media in helping other people, in explaining what happened to her”.
A spokesman for the Priory Group said: “We fully accept the jury’s findings and acknowledge that far greater attention should have been given to Beth’s care plan.
“At the time of Beth’s unexpected death, we took immediate steps to address the issues around how we document risk and communicate patients’ care plans, alongside our processes for receiving and opening post.
“We want to extend our deepest condolences to Beth’s family and friends for their loss. Beth’s attempts to overcome her mental health challenges had been an inspiration for many.
“Although unexpected deaths are extremely rare, we recognise that every loss of life in our care is a tragedy.”
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The Priory said it accepted the inquest’s findings
Speaking after the jury delivered their conclusions, Assistant Coroner Andrew Bridgman offered his condolences to Ms Matthews’ family.
He said: “There are no words to express for the loss of your daughter. The loss of a child is something no person should have to suffer.”
The Priory Group spokesman added: “Patient safety is our utmost priority and we will now review the coroner’s comments in detail and make all necessary, additional changes to our policies and procedures.”
Oh yeah because there’s so much staff for that
Crazy person wants to off themselves. Let them
from Russia, and staff dint open it???
hell i had a package opened, searched and repackaged by the post office just because it came from Thailand...
Good old “free” health care...
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