A beleagured NHS Trust has denied claims that it has breached human rights by imposing a blanket ban on mobile phones of patients in a mental health unit. The allegations concern the Edenfield Centre at the site of the former Prestwich Hospital in Bury.
Edenfield is already the subject of a criminal investigation by Greater Manchester Police after allegations that patient were abused by staff. Last week several staff who were among more than 20 that have been suspended were sacked.
It follows claims in a BBC Panorama programme that patients were abused at the unit. There are growing demands for a public inquiry into the centre. Manchester council has asked the government for exactly that following the Panorama investigation which aired last month.
