A mental health nurse who made four vulnerable patients wash his car as part of their ‘therapy’ has been struck off. Ian Brown, who worked at a care home for male offenders with mental illnesses in Ipswich, claimed the activity was ‘more constructive’ than ‘sitting outside smoking’. A Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) misconduct hearing heardContinue reading “Nurse Who Made Patients Wash His Car”
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A 45-Year-Old Autistic Man Has Been Held In A Secure Hospital For 21 Years
Tony Hickmott was sectioned in 2001 and moved away from his home in Brighton. The man, who has autism, was held in a secure hospital and treated like an animal. A whistleblower last year said that Tony Hickmott was the loneliest man in the hospital, but after a bruising court battle, he’s now expected toContinue reading “A 45-Year-Old Autistic Man Has Been Held In A Secure Hospital For 21 Years”
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