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CCTV uncovers alleged child abuse at NHS funded private mental health hospital in Coventry


Children at an NHS funded private hospital allegedly suffered physical abuse at the hands of staff who were found on CCTV dragging patients around corridors, The Independent can reveal.

Joyce Parker Hospital in Coventry, run by Cygnet Health Care, has been sent an official warning by the Care Quality Commission after inspectors found CCTV evidence young patients had suffered physical abuse by staff.

The hospital, which has 22 mental health beds, has been told it failed to protect patients from “abuse and improper treatment”, in an official warning this month. Nine NHS patients are left in the unit although it is not clear how many the provider had at the time.

The West Midlands Police is currently investigating a number of allegations made about the hosptial, officials confirmed.

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Source: The Independent, 29 August 2024

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