Staff have been sacked following claims in a BBC Panorama programme patients were abused at an NHS mental health unit. More than 20 members of staff were suspended at the Edenfield Centre, on the grounds of the former Prestwich Hospital.
Confirmation of sackings comes as demands grow for a public inquiry. Manchester council will ask the government for exactly that following the Panorama investigation. The show was aired last month.
The number of people dismissed has not been revealed.
