Undercover Hospital: Patients at Risk
Panorama · Season 70 · Episode 35
A Panorama undercover investigation has found evidence that a secure NHS psychiatric hospital is failing to protect some of its vulnerable patients. Secret filming reveals evidence of a toxic staff culture, patients being taunted and bullied, inappropriate use of restraint and falsification of important medical paperwork. Experts who have reviewed Panorama's findings have questioned the hospital’s safety, saying the evidence suggests its core therapeutic mission is being corrupted.
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Season
70
Episode
35
Air Date
28/Sep/2022
Air Time
20:00
Runtime
57 min
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A Panorama undercover investigation has found evidence that a secure NHS psychiatric hospital is failing to protect some of its vulnerable patients. Secret filming reveals evidence of a toxic staff culture, patients being taunted and bullied, inappropriate use of restraint and falsification of important medical paperwork. Experts who have reviewed Panorama's findings have questioned the hospital’s safety, saying the evidence suggests its core therapeutic mission is being corrupted.
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