Police have launched an investigation into alleged mistreatment of patients at a mental health unit. The Manchester Evening News understands that the allegations involve 40 patients and 25 staff, and that more than a dozen staff have been suspended.
The Edenfield Centre, based in the grounds of the former Prestwich Hospital in Bury, is the focus of the inquiry. The unit cares for adult patients. The Manchester Evening News understands that action was taken after the BBC Panorama programme embedded a reporter undercover in the unit and then presented evidence to the NHS Trust which runs it.
The Edenfield Centre has 11 wards and it is understood staff working on both male and female wards have been suspended and the centre has been closed to new admissions.
