UK (Wales) Psychiatric unit suicide = 'neglect',...an inquest had found.

[Guest guest]

Psychiatric unit suicide = 'neglect',...an inquest had found.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/3050231.stm

Hill was diagnosed with a severe personality disorder

Neglect at a psychiatric hospital played a part in the suicide of a

20-year-old woman who was supposed to be monitored every five

mintues, an inquest had found.

Hill was found hanged, with an electrical cord round her

neck in a bathroom at the St 's Hospital in Carmarthen, in

December 2001 despite being a five-minute observation.

Following the verdict on Thursday, 's parents Granville and

Ruth Hill of Lamphey, Pembrokeshire, insisted that " lessons should

be learned " following her death.

At the climax of an emotionally-charged three-and-a-half day

hearing, an inquest jury took less than an hour to return a verdict

of suicide - that the balance of mind was disturbed, contributed to

by neglect.

They had heard how nurses had seen Miss Hill trying to take her own

life twice in the hour before she died but that this had not been

logged in hospital records.

Granville and Ruth Hill says lessons need to be learned from their

daughters death

The inquest was told that nurses at the women's psychiatric unit

were under orders to check on her every five minutes.

Hill had been suffering from bulimia and depression and 18

months before her death had been diagnosed with a severe personality

disorder.

Once inside the hospital, she began harming herself - lacerating her

arms. Convinced that she was suicidal, it was deemed necessary to

put her under a five-minute watch.

That mean nurses were to check on her every five minutes and keep a

written log of how she was doing.

The inquest jury was then told that shortly before she was found

hanged on the night of 20 December 2001, she was seen by a nurse

standing on her bedroom windowsill, trying to make a noose out of

dressing gown.

Vodka

And before that, she had been seen trying to hide electrical cord

under her top.

Even so, the hearing was told, she was not put on a higher level of

observation.

She was almost twice the drink-drive limit when she died after

secretly drinking vodka with another patient which was smuggled onto

the unit.

When it was read out in court that neglect had played a part in her

daughter's death, Mrs Hill broke down.

Outside the court, Mr Hill spoke of his relief that having waited 18

months, the inquest was finally over.

" I think they (the hospital) need to learn a lot of lessons. "

Mr Hill and his wife said they had not decided if they would take

further action over their daughter's death.

" We will have to go away and reflect and think, " he added.

A spokesman for Pembrokeshire and Derwen NHS Trust, which runs St

's, said: " Thorough reviews were commenced immediately

following Miss Hill's death to ensure that lessons were learnt.

" We will be reflecting on the verdict to ensure that all necessary

actions have been taken and continue to extend our sympathy to Miss

Hill's family. "

[Guest guest]

hmmm... the lesson to be learned is that even those who " should " be

getting better because they're in the hospital, getting some

supervision and are faithfully taking their medication are NOT

getting well.

Maybe it's time to re-think the kind of care being given...

~AA

Psychiatric unit suicide = 'neglect',...an inquest had found.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/3050231.stm

" Following the verdict on Thursday, 's parents Granville and

Ruth Hill of Lamphey, Pembrokeshire, insisted that " lessons should

be learned " following her death. "

[Guest guest]

hmmm... the lesson to be learned is that even those who " should " be

getting better because they're in the hospital, getting some

supervision and are faithfully taking their medication are NOT

getting well.

Maybe it's time to re-think the kind of care being given...

~AA

Psychiatric unit suicide = 'neglect',...an inquest had found.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/3050231.stm

" Following the verdict on Thursday, 's parents Granville and

Ruth Hill of Lamphey, Pembrokeshire, insisted that " lessons should

be learned " following her death. "

[Guest guest]

hmmm... the lesson to be learned is that even those who " should " be

getting better because they're in the hospital, getting some

supervision and are faithfully taking their medication are NOT

getting well.

Maybe it's time to re-think the kind of care being given...

~AA

Psychiatric unit suicide = 'neglect',...an inquest had found.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/3050231.stm

" Following the verdict on Thursday, 's parents Granville and

Ruth Hill of Lamphey, Pembrokeshire, insisted that " lessons should

be learned " following her death. "

[Guest guest]

hmmm... the lesson to be learned is that even those who " should " be

getting better because they're in the hospital, getting some

supervision and are faithfully taking their medication are NOT

getting well.

Maybe it's time to re-think the kind of care being given...

~AA

Psychiatric unit suicide = 'neglect',...an inquest had found.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/3050231.stm

" Following the verdict on Thursday, 's parents Granville and

Ruth Hill of Lamphey, Pembrokeshire, insisted that " lessons should

be learned " following her death. "