Five healthcare professionals have been charged following allegations that vulnerable stroke victims were mistreated.
Three nurses and two healthcare assistants from Blackpool Victoria Hospital will appear in court following a major police probe into the ill treatment of patients on the stroke unit. The alleged offences include ill-treatment, relating to the unlawful sedation of patients, conspiracies to ill-treat, as well as conspiring to steal from an employer and supplying a Class C drug.
Lancashire Police were first contacted by Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in November 2018 after concerns were raised about the care provided to a number of patients.
