Six-month reprieve for UK mental health facility caring for six Irish children

The St Andrew's Healthcare Adolescent Service in Northhampton is at risk of closure following a damning report into its practices by the UK Care Commission that deemed the unit "unsafe".

Six-month reprieve for UK mental health facility caring for six Irish children
Sat, 08 Jun, 2019 - 15:41
Digital Desk staff

The potential closure of a UK adolescent mental health facility that cares for Irish children is being described as deeply worrying.

The St Andrew's Healthcare Adolescent Service in Northhampton is at risk of closure following a damning report into its practices by the UK Care Commission. The report deemed the unit "unsafe".

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