Wednesday 25 September 2019

Inspectors discover poor standards at 28 mental health units

Inspectors discover poor standards at 28 mental health units Psychiatrists call for inquiry after report on private units, many occupied by NHS patients

Inspectors have found 28 privately run mental health units to be “inadequate” in the past three years, prompting fears that vulnerable patients are receiving poor and unsafe care.

The disclosure of such widespread substandard care in mental health facilities run by non-NHS providers has prompted psychiatrists to call for a public inquiry to investigate. The Guardian

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