NHS to remove 287 patients from troubled hospital

A mental healthcare charity CEO quits as hundreds of patients are removed from one of its hospitals.

Troubled hospital 'still failing to protect patients'

A health watchdog has highlighted more cases of patients being assaulted by staff at a troubled mental health hospital. The ...

Patients describe 'culture of abuse' as 15 hospital staff arrested

Patients, relatives and whistleblowers have described a culture of abuse at a mental health hospital, while 15 staff members ...
MLive

Michigan’s mental health patient protections are ‘insufficient,’ audit says

Editor’s note: This story was updated to add comment from MDHHS. Michigan isn’t doing a sufficient job protecting the rights of public mental health services recipients. The Office of Recipient Rights ...

As mental health crisis grows, legal skirmish around treatment persists in Orange County

Even if a lawsuit between the county and the nonprofit that runs Be We OC ended today, the county would still struggle to treat about 40,000 indigent residents who suffer extreme mental illness.

NHS orders hundreds of patients to be removed from crisis-hit hospital

NHS orders hundreds of patients to be removed from crisis-hit hospital following string of police investigations - Health chiefs want 287 inpatients to be removed from one of the sites run by St Andre ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

Patient safety in focus at CT psychiatric facilities amid call for oversight

A state agency is working to improve patient safety in six psychiatric facilities in Connecticut as it faces calls for expanded oversight. An investigative report published last year alleged systemic ...
clickondetroit.com

Audit finds protections for Michigan’s mental health patients ‘insufficient’

A report from Michigan’s Office of the Auditor General is bringing attention to concerns within the Office of Recipient Rights. This audit is tied to a story the Investigators at Local 4 broke. An ...