Dr Caroline Wyatt, a clinical psychologist, told the jury Emily described being repeatedly restrained or injected with tranquilisers against her will to calm her.<\/p>\n
Inconsistency in the way Emily was treated, for example sometimes being restrained while self-harming and on other occasions being allowed to continue uninterrupted, was also bad for her recovery, the court heard.<\/p>\n
Wyatt said such inconsistency was “likely to have reinforced” Emily’s illness-based beliefs that she was “misunderstood” and “not cared about”.<\/p>\n
She said staff would “always strive for consistency” with any young patient but “in reality it’s almost impossible in any ward environment to have absolute consistency”.<\/p>\n
Emily was moved to Ferndene, a secure unit in Prudhoe, in July 2019, where she was under the care of Cumbria, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (NTW), the jury heard.<\/p>\n
The inquest heard West Lane Hospital was ordered to close by the Care Quality Commission in August 2019, with the 11 remaining patients moved to other units across the country.<\/p>\n
The inquest, taking place at County Durham and Darlington Coroner’s Court in Crook, continues.<\/p>\n
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