The boss of a care group whose units were accused of treating young mental health patients 'worse than animals' has quit
December 2022: Patients of mental health units tell their storyRachel Vickers said her son Tyson"looked like he'd been in a car crash" after spending two months in a unit in Maidenhead.Tyson said he went in because"I couldn't keep myself safe" but did not get the specialist intervention he was expecting."We were seeing much more self-harm - erratic behaviour that was leading to him needing to be restrained, which we hadn't had to do at home.
"He had cuts on his arms. He was bandaged up on both arms. He had a huge black eye. I mean, he looked like he'd been in a car crash."January: 'Staff shortages' put patients in care 'at risk' Another patient, admitted to the Maidenhead unit [known as Taplow Manor] in 2020, shared photos of injuries to her legs and knuckles which she said were sustained during restraints."There were a lot of incidents that could have been avoided," said Callum Smith.
"There are a lot of patients who maybe caused significant harm to themselves, which could have been avoided had we had more staff."The Active Care Group previously said the employees' testimony amounted to"unconfirmed accusations" and that neither had worked at the unit for a year.
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