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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Thomas

Care worker arrested for alleged rape of patient at private mental health hospital

St Andrew’s Healthcare in Northampton has faced multiple police investigations over the last year - (Alamy Stock Photo)

A care worker has been arrested on suspicion of raping a patient at a mental health hospital caring for hundreds of NHS patients.

The worker is one of eight employees at the privately run St Andrew's Hospital, Northampton, who were arrested on suspicion of wilful neglect and ill treatment in relation to allegations of assault against a patient made in July 2025.

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