Mental health services that fail to improve could be shut, says watchdog

Mental health services that fail to improve could be shut, says watchdog Failing mental health services that do not improve, whether run by private firms or the NHS, could be shut, a Care Quality Commission chief has said.

It follows the watchdog judging as "inadequate" three child wards at the Priory Group's biggest hospital.

The wards at Cheadle Royal, near Manchester, "did not always provide safe care", the CQC found.

Priory Group has disputed the CQC's finding, saying it does not accurately reflect the quality of the service. BBC News