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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Ministers order ‘rapid review’ into mental health inpatient care in England

Edenfield hospital, where a BBC Panorama investigation found staff had been mocking, slapping and pinching patients.
A BBC Panorama investigation found staff at Edenfield hospital had been mocking, slapping and pinching patients. Photograph: Mark Waugh/Alamy

Ministers have ordered an inquiry into the quality of care in mental health inpatient units in England after a series of scandals in which vulnerable patients were abused or neglected.

Maria Caulfield, the mental health minister, announced the establishment of a “rapid review” in a written ministerial statement in the House of Commons on Monday.

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