Family handoutA mental health blogger who took her own life by swallowing a poisonous substance was failed by the psychiatric hospital caring for her, a jury has found.
Beth Matthews, 26, died a short time after taking the substance, which she had ordered online and told staff was protein powder in March last year.
She was being treated at the Priory Hospital Cheadle Royal in Stockport.
An inquest jury concluded she died from suicide contributed to by neglect.
The hearing was told Ms Matthews, originally from Cornwall, was being treated 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”.
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