Two care workers have been charged with assaulting four people in a mental health unit an undercover BBC investigation has revealed.
The Panorama programme, broadcast in 2022, revealed that patients were humiliated and abused at the Edenfield Center in Prestwich, Greater Manchester.
Support worker Seryl Price, 45, of Eldergreen near Bolton, faces 14 charges, while 42-year-old nurse Sara Coleman, of Mitford Street in Stretford, is accused of five.
Both were convicted and are due to appear at Manchester magistrates’ court on 25 March.
An undercover reporter in the panorama of the Edenfield Center – one of the largest mental health centers in the UK – which is not good times to induce small, bare rooms.
Staff swore at patients and on occasion were seen pointing or pinching them.
Some workers were sacked after the BBC’s findings were broadcast.
The program has attracted the attention of an independent report, which found Mentster Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust to act on concerns and has a “Stop Bad News” culture.
The trust was again rated “inadequate” by the Care Quality Commission earlier this year despite some improvements being made.
Criticisms include issues of patient safety and pressure on staff, some of whom feel unable to speak up about their concerns.
The Edenfield site has since been rebranded as the Riverside centre.