The Edenfield Centre: Family left 'reeling with anger' over abuse
Relatives of a woman who died at a mental health unit where a culture of abuse and mistreatment was uncovered say they been left "reeling with anger".
A BBC investigation found evidence of routine humiliation and bullying at the Edenfield Centre in Manchester.But the sisters of one patient, who died in 2017, said they had "little confidence" improvements would be made.Image caption,Julianne Simpson died at the centre, near Prestwich, after choking on a pot which contained her medication.Following the Panorama investigation, sisters Mary and Charmaine Taylor have said they are now reassessing how Julianne was treated.
Charmaine, 28, who lives in Wythenshawe, said: "Watching the programme sent some horrible feelings through my mind and body. I was reeling with anger and betrayal.The programme exposed how patients were kept for long periods in seclusion, something Julianne also had to endure.
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