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Oxford graduate in crisis took own life after nurse put her in taxi alone
Yahoo • • health
Key Points:
- Georgina Hodson, a 27-year-old Oxford graduate, took her own life after being sent alone in a taxi from St Thomas' Hospital to a mental health assessment center without the center being informed of her arrival.
- Psychiatric nurse Ifeoma Onuorah arranged the taxi transport but did not ensure the receiving facility was notified or that Hodson had an escort, later expressing regret for the oversight during the inquest.
- Hodson's family criticized the mental health treatment she received as inadequate and "lackadaisical," emphasizing concerns that proper protocols were not followed, which they believe contributed to her death.
- Police found Hodson unresponsive in her flat after a welfare check; she had taken an overdose and was pronounced dead shortly after emergency responders arrived.
- Hodson, who had a history of anxiety and autism, was described as "exceptionally bright," having excelled academically before her mental health deteriorated during the COVID-19 pandemic; the coroner ruled her death a suicide.
