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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Rebecca Thomas

‘Inadequate’ children’s mental health hospital ‘put safety of patients at risk’ CQC report finds

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Serious safety concerns have been raised about a children’s mental health hospital where staff lacked respect for patients, as the provider faces a police investigation into another one of its units.

The Huntercombe Hospital in Stafford has been rated as “inadequate” by watchdog the Care Quality Commission after inspectors found the safety of children within the hospital was at risk.

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