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| Glan Clwyd Hospital: Patients kept like 'animals in a zoo' | |
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| Patients were kept like "animals" at a Denbighshire mental health ward, relatives have said. | |
| An investigation into the Tawel Fan ward of Bodelwyddan's Glan Clwyd Hospital has proven a string of allegations. | |
| In the independent report, one family said it was like going into a "zoo" and seeing captured animals. | |
| Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has apologised for the "inexcusable and unacceptable" treatment. | Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board has apologised for the "inexcusable and unacceptable" treatment. |
| Following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, North Wales Police have decided not to bring any charges in the case. | |
| The independent investigation found | The independent investigation found |
| The health board confirmed eight members of nursing staff have been suspended on full pay. | The health board confirmed eight members of nursing staff have been suspended on full pay. |
| A "significant" number have also been transferred to other roles while others, including managers, have been "stood down". | A "significant" number have also been transferred to other roles while others, including managers, have been "stood down". |
| The independent report was commissioned by the health board, who decided not to publish it until police completed their investigation. | The independent report was commissioned by the health board, who decided not to publish it until police completed their investigation. |
| In the report, families described seeing patients "constantly crawling on dirty floors" and being "like a zombie...drugged up". | |
| Chief executive, Prof Trevor Purt, called it "the worst case" he has seen in his role. | |
| He said: "On behalf of the health board, I am extremely sorry that we let our vulnerable patients and their families down so badly. | He said: "On behalf of the health board, I am extremely sorry that we let our vulnerable patients and their families down so badly. |
| "The treatment of some patients on the ward described in the report was shocking, inexcusable and unacceptable and we acknowledge the immense distress that the families are feeling." | "The treatment of some patients on the ward described in the report was shocking, inexcusable and unacceptable and we acknowledge the immense distress that the families are feeling." |
| Angela Hopkins, director of nursing and midwifery, said: "It's a shameful day that we are here again reporting something that is about the most vulnerable in our society." | Angela Hopkins, director of nursing and midwifery, said: "It's a shameful day that we are here again reporting something that is about the most vulnerable in our society." |
| The Welsh Conservatives said patients were "treated like animals" and have called for managers and senior leaders to be immediately dismissed. | The Welsh Conservatives said patients were "treated like animals" and have called for managers and senior leaders to be immediately dismissed. |
| The Welsh government, which welcomed the health board's apology, said it has since carried out unannounced mental health spot checks across Wales. | |
| Now that police involvement has ended, the health board will resume its own internal disciplinary action. | Now that police involvement has ended, the health board will resume its own internal disciplinary action. |