Seventeen members of staff have been suspended at a hospital that treats young people with mental health needs.<\/p>\n
It follows reports some nurses and healthcare assistants used non-approved techniques to move patients at Middlesbrough’s West Lane hospital. <\/p>\n
Tees, Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust said it took the allegations extremely seriously. <\/p>\n
It has launched an investigation, which is also being overseen by the Care Quality Commission and NHS England.<\/p>\n
Concerns were raised in November about West Lane Hospital’s Westwood Centre, which offers low secure adolescent inpatient accommodation.<\/p>\n
They centred around claims staff used techniques for moving patients which were “not taught and not in line with trust policy”.<\/p>\n
Additional staff have been been temporarily assigned to the Westwood Centre while the investigation was ongoing, the trust said.<\/p>\n
Elizabeth Moody, the trust’s director of nursing and deputy chief executive, said: “We expect staff to show respect for the dignity and wellbeing of patients, and we take allegations that could suggest otherwise extremely seriously. <\/p>\n
“Our patients are our priority and we responded quickly to these concerns.” <\/p>\n
She added she was not able to give further details while the investigation was ongoing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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