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07.08.2023 - 18:35 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
An aspiring doctor who was detained in a psychiatric hospital five hours from her family home 'cried out for help' and was 'massively failed by the system' before her death, her grieving mum told an inquest.
Lauren Bridges, 20, was found unconscious in an en-suite bathroom at the Priory's Cheadle Royal Hospital on February 24 2022. She was rushed to Wythenshawe Hospital suffering a cardiac arrest and later placed on life support, which was withdrawn and she died two days later.
An inquest began at South Manchester Coroner's Court before Assistant Coroner Mr Andrew Bridgman on Monday (August 7) before a jury and is expected to last up to four weeks.
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Lauren, who was originally from Bournemouth, in Dorset, had been detained under the mental health act and transferred to the privately-run hospital in Stockport in July 2021. Prior to this, her mum Lindsey told the court she had been an inpatient at a number of other hospitals, some of which were a significant distance away from their home.
It was living at The Priory residential facility that Lauren's mum Lindsey said made her daughter develop 'a number of unhealthy coping mechanisms' and caused her 'more harm than good'.
The inquest heard that Lauren, who was aspiring to become a nurse or doctor and had achieved straight A-grades in her exams, first began to struggle with her mental health in secondary school. She started self-harming and was then referred to mental health services when she was 15.
Her mum told the court that she became 'socially isolated' and was taking antidepressants, spending the majority of her time at home.
Lauren, who had a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and
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