St Andrew's Healthcare: Up to 50 patients stuck in secure units Up to 50 patients, some with learning disabilities and autism who should be released, are stuck in secure units run by a mental health hospital charity.
St Andrew's Healthcare, which treats up to 900 patients, told the BBC there was a lack of suitable community places.
Footage of a teenager locked in seclusion, able to touch their parent only through a door hatch at one of its units, has been shown to the BBC.
The hospital said seclusion was used as an emergency response only. BBC News
St Andrew's Healthcare, which treats up to 900 patients, told the BBC there was a lack of suitable community places.
Footage of a teenager locked in seclusion, able to touch their parent only through a door hatch at one of its units, has been shown to the BBC.
The hospital said seclusion was used as an emergency response only. BBC News
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