Mental health teams 'lost' student who died after laughing gas abuse, brother says

Long-term misuse of nitrous oxide contributed to the death of 24-year-old student Ellen Mercer, an inquest heard, but her brother says her mental health also contributed, as ITV News' Ellie Pitt reports, has said that while the coroner made "the correct decision", he believes an important aspect of her death was "a long struggle with mental health".

"If more resources were available to helping people with mental health issues I think things like this in the future could be avoided," Joe Mercer told ITV News.nitrous oxide, or laughing gasShe was taken to hospital by the emergency services in the early hours of February 9 last year after she was reportedly left unable to walk and falling over when she tried, Berkshire coroner’s court heard.

"The phrase 'lost to follow up' was used today when talking about how the mental health teams handled things and obviously that's tragic to hear," Mr Mercer said, reflecting on the hearing to establish why his sister died.of his sister's death, saying "it seemed reasonable within the scope of what they were looking at".

"That's been the hardest part of it really, just knowing there are no more opportunities to go spend time with her or hear her waffle on about her day," he said. "I hope that Ellen is resting easy now and that she's in good company, that she's not suffering anymore," Mr Mercer told ITV News.classified as a class C drug in NovemberWant a quick and expert briefing on the biggest news stories? Listen to our latest podcasts to find out What You Need To Know…

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