An expert in adult safeguarding has told the public inquiry into abuse at Muckamore Abbey Hospital that politicians should set a 'definite date' for the facility to be closed.
Muckamore Abbey Hospital is at the centre of the UK's biggest ever police investigation into the abuse of vulnerable adultsAn expert in adult safeguarding has told the public inquiry into abuse at Muckamore Abbey Hospital that politicians should set a "definite date" for the facility to be closed.The report was damning and found a series of "catastrophic failings" at the hospital.
When asked if she had a view on how quickly resettlement of patients could take place, she said: "[That] is certainly much easier to realise if there's a definite date established by politicians and senior people in the Department of Health."The hospital provides treatment for people with severe learning disabilities and mental health needs
"We talked with some families about the healthcare of their relatives and we learned of their experience of this.
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