Secret footage appears to show member of staff 'tickling a murderer' at mental health unit - as BBC's Panorama uncovers alleged mistreatment of patients
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe language appearing to have been used by nursing staff to - and about - mental health patients is jarring. "She's a c***t." "Fat b***h." Then there is the image of a staff member, lying on a wall outside, appearing to have a nap in the sunshine while on duty.
Another clip appears to show a member of staff tickling a patient - a person the BBC says is a convicted murderer. The footage was taken by an undercover reporter from Panorama as he discovered what the BBC described as a 'toxic' culture among some staff at the Edenfield Centre, on the grounds of the former Prestwich Hospital in Bury. READ MORE:Dad, 51, fined £750 after slapping teenage daughter with the back of his hand in 'sad, one-off family incident ' The one-hour programme captured apparent humiliation, verbal abuse, mocking and assault of patients - plus alleged falsification of medical paperwork.
A patient called Joanna was filmed apparently being pinched twice by a member of staff, and, against the rules, three male patients are found in one room watching porn, it is claimed.
One patient had been kept in a seclusion room with just two teddy bears for a year, it is claimed. In one clip members of staff are seen discussing how to move an autistic patient called Harley back into a seclusion room without giving her the chance to discuss it.
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