Specialist mental health unit failures exposed by patients

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'I could have done anything' Specialist mental health unit failures exposed by patients

There are serious concerns over the standards of specialist care being provided to patients with the most complex mental health needs, a BBC investigation has found.

They aim to offer a specialised approach, enabling patients to recover with skills to manage their conditions and re-enter the community. But some have remained there for 10 or more years, the BBC's File on 4 programme has found. Lissa says one of the toughest elements was the use of physical restraint, and she still suffers flashbacks.

There are also concerns the CQC is failing to sufficiently examine the claims of wards that promote themselves as a specialist service. Cygnet Health Care - which ran Anna's unit - said at that time it had recently opened and was dealing with early challenges, adding that safe staffing levels were always maintained and improvements had been made.Emma from Derbyshire was 30 when she went to a specialist service run by the charity St Andrew's Healthcare.

St Andrew's Healthcare said Emma was admitted at the start of the pandemic, when pressure on beds was intense. It said its programme had proven successful for patients who had engaged with it and that it came under the care of a knowledgeable clinician with years of experience in eating disorders. The Department of Health and Social Care said it was "rolling out integrated community mental health teams which will give 370,000 people with severe mental illness greater choice over their care"."We know that around half a billion pounds is spent on this cohort of people. When people are supported in the community, it is less expensive.There are also fears over the length of stay of some patients.

 

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