MP's vow over 'incredibly upsetting scenes' as BBC claims mental health patients 'filmed being subjected to abuse'
An MP has spoken of 'incredibly upsetting scenes' after the BBC claimed in a Panorama investigation that patients at a Greater Manchester NHS mental health unit were 'filmed being subjected to abuse'.
Writing on Twitter in the aftermath of the programme Christian Wakeford, Labour MP for Bury South, spoke of 'incredibly upsetting scenes' and vowed he would help anyone who needed it. "The disgusting treatment by some staff is unforgivable and must be investigated both independently and thoroughly. The patients of Edenfield have been failed. It is vital that there is justice for both them and their families and I will leave no stone unturned until they get it."
The BBC say one patient, diagnosed with schizophrenia, is not allowed to go to the bathroom alone for her own safety. Panorama says a female support worker was filmed humiliating the patient for having to supervise her while going to the toilet, complaining to her about 'having to look at your a******e, where biohazard f*****g waste comes out'.
Greater Manchester Mental Health Foundation Trust said senior doctors at the trust have undertaken clinical reviews of the patients affected and it had also commissioned an independent clinical review of the services provided at the Edenfield Centre, which has been closed to new admissions.
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