Mental health system failings breaching patient rights and damaging care, finds CQC

A report by the Care Quality Commission has found significant failings in mental health services. It states that patients’ rights are being undermined because of a series of failings in the way mental health services are being planned and operated. The report found evidence of substandard inpatient, crisis and out-of-hours care with 2013 experiencing 50,408 detentions under the Mental Health Act, the highest on record.