#Where was the panorama video filmed series#

Film shows vulnerable adults ‘mocked, taunted and intimidated’.

NMC suspends three nurses in Whorlton Hall abuse probe.

Meanwhile, a CQC report earlier this year warned that restrictive practices and seclusion were still being too widely used against people with learning disabilities, autism, and mental ill health within the NHS. In 2019, a Panorama investigation of Whorlton Hall in County Durham showed patients with autism and learning difficulties being provoked by staff and then physically restrained.

#Where was the panorama video filmed series#

Yesterday’s Panorama programme is only the latest in a series using undercover reporters to reveal care failings involving vulnerable patients with learning disabilities, autism, and mental ill health. Many nurses have also responded to the Panorama programme on Twitter, expressing sadness, shame and outrage at the abuses revealed by the investigation. They added: “The CQC has a range of enforcement powers to address failings and ensure care does not fall below the standards we expect.” “We take these reports very seriously and are investigating the concerns raised, alongside investigations from the Greater Manchester Police and the CQC,” they said. “Our first priority is to ensure anyone receiving treatment in a mental health facility receives safe, high-quality care, and is looked after with dignity and respect. “We will co-operate fully with all investigations,” they said. “We owe it to our patients, their families and carers, the public and our staff that these allegations are fully investigated to ensure we provide the best care, every day, for all the communities we serve.”Ī Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said: “These allegations of mistreatment and abuse are deeply concerning. They added that the trust was working closely with local and national partners including NHS England, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Greater Manchester Police to ensure the safety of their services. We have put in place immediate actions to protect patient safety, which is our utmost priority.”

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, which is responsible for the Edenfield Centre, has announced it has suspended a number of staff, pending further investigations, and has commissioned an independent clinical review of the services provided at the centre.Ī spokesperson for the trust said: “We are taking the allegations raised by Panorama very seriously since the BBC sent them to us earlier this month. Anyone who has concerns about care they or a loved one has received should contact us or Crimestoppers.” “In consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, we are reviewing footage from Panorama with a view to prosecuting anyone who’s captured committing a crime. “We’ve also obtained the information required to open criminal investigations and enquiries are ongoing to ensure all offences are recorded and those involved identified,” she said. Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust “We have put in place immediate actions to protect patient safety, which is our utmost priority” “Since they were brought to our attention, we have been working with partner agencies to ensure the safeguarding of vulnerable individuals.