Muckamore Hospital: Belfast Health chief ‘profoundly regrets’ leadership failings

A major police investigation is ongoing into the allegations, which includes the examination of 300,000 hours of CCTV footage. Trust chief Dr Cathy Jack. Picture: PA

The head of the Belfast Health Trust has expressed “profound regret” at failings in the leadership at Muckamore Abbey Hospital.

A raft of allegations of physical abuse and mental cruelty to patients at the Co Antrim facility are being investigated by police.