Woman criticised mental health services before ending life

The coroner's court in Pontypridd heard Bronwen Morgan had struggled with her mental health for a number of years

A student nurse criticised mental health services before taking her own life, an inquest has heard.

Bronwen Morgan, 26, was found unresponsive at a hotel in Pentwyn, Cardiff, back in August 2020.

The Cardiff University nursing student was described as "bright and beautiful" by her family.

But the coroners court in Pontypridd heard she had struggled with her mental health for a number of years.

At the start of a five day inquest into her death, coroner Graeme Hughes heard Ms Morgan made multiple attempts on her own life after March 2020.

The inquest heard that on 27 August the same year she told her father Haydn she would be going to a friend's house after he had dropped her at her GP surgery.

But she never made it to that friend's house, and texts between Ms Morgan and friend Olivia Childs included Ms Morgan saying she "did not want to be found".

The pair started talking about mental health services, and Ms Morgan said she was "done with it all".

Ms Morgan was found unresponsive at a Premier Inn hotel in the Pentwyn area of the Cardiff

Ms Morgan's phone was traced to a Premier Inn hotel in Pentwyn, where police later found her unresponsive with a letter beside her.

The letter outlined her "dissatisfaction with her care and treatment plan" and her "wishes for a change to approach from services".

Consultant psychiatrist Dr Emma Morgan told the inquest Ms Morgan had been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder back in 2019.

She received anti-depressants and other medication and, by June 2020, she was receiving dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), a treatment that helps patients learn skills to manage difficult feelings.

The psychiatrist said that Ms Morgan's self-harm attempts became "riskier" in the months before her death, but she didn't feel Ms Morgan needed to be held under the Mental Health Act, and so her care continued within the community.

The psychiatrist was also asked about a meeting where possible future interventions were discussed, including placing Ms Morgan under a community protection order, meaning she might be arrested if she attempted to take her life.

She said Ms Morgan was "really upset" when told about this and was worried it would "ruin her future".

Mr Hughes asked Dr Morgan about concerns raised by Ms Morgan that she hadn't been involved in her care plans - to which the psychiatrist answered "we did our best."

The inquest continues.

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