Monday 24 April 2023

Mental health services to face surprise spot-checks after series of abuse scandals, watchdog warns

Mental health services to face surprise spot-checks after series of abuse scandals, watchdog warns Unannounced and out-of-hours spot-checks on mental health services are set to ramp up following a string of abuse scandals, The Independent can reveal.

The Care Quality Commission’s new mental health chief Chris Dzikiti said he was “saddened” by “unacceptable” scandals in the last six months, warning the regulator “will use the powers [it has] to hold people to account.”

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