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Cygnet Healthcare, a private provider of mental health services, has been ordered to pay more than £1.5m – the largest fine issued for such a case – after pleading guilty … Read more

The PFI contractor, Whittington Facilities Ltd, left a hospital ‘in an unsafe condition’ for nine months after a fire which required patients to be evacuated, a trust has claimed in … Read more

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The Priory Arnold, a mental health hospital run by The Priory Group, that was put in special measures last year has once again been rated “inadequate” following a newCare Quality Commission inspection. … Read more

The Care Quality Commission has forbidden two private hospitals from admitting patients without permission from regulators, after inspectors reported multiple instances of poor care, including patients being pushed and laughed … Read more

A report from the organisation for NHS managers, NHS Providers, warns that the increasing use of private sector hospitals to look after patients with complex learning disabilities has left patients at risk … Read more

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