Ward Watch

Mind's 2004 Ward Watch report revealed two extremes of hospital conditions:

• For some patients, the hospital environment has provided the treatment and support needed to help them recover.
• For others, poor accommodation and security, safety concerns, insufficient staffing levels and intense boredom have exacerbated existing difficulties and created new ones, subjecting patients to an environment that is inhumane where it should be therapeutic.

Ward Watch report:
Summary | Full report (PDF)

Published September 2004