A grandmother who died at the age of 55 had lost all faith in mental health services in the months prior to her death, an inquest has heard.

Joanne Stewart was found dead in her East Ruston home in January this year, having taken a medication overdose. 

An inquest into her death heard she was "besieged" with mental ill health problems for which she had been seeking support.

However, after a psychologist who had been working with her for a considerable amount of time retired, she struggled to build the same rapport elsewhere in services.

Her daughter, Laura Stewart, said: "She begged but did not receive the help she desperately needed.

"We miss our mum terribly - she still had her whole life ahead of her and loved being a grandmother and being a mum."

The court heard that Ms Stewart, known as Jo, would often "disengage" with mental health services and seek to have changes made to her care.

Her GP, Emma Brandon, told the court Ms Stewart had "grown disheartened" with the trust - particularly following the retirement of Claire Lussignea, with who she had a strong professional relationship.

However, the court was told the Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust had made several attempts to provide alternative care and that Dr Lussignea had done as much as she could to prepare Ms Stewart for her departure.

Area coroner Yvonne Blake concluded she had died from a drug-related death.

She said: "This is the only case I have had in 16 years when somebody's care plan has been updated so many times to try and fit with what she wanted.

"She was a bright and lovely lady but was besieged with problems."

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