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Last broadcast on Tue, 31 May 2011, 21:00 on BBC One.
Synopsis
On the top floor of a special hospital, locked away from their families and friends, a group of men and women are subjected to a regime of physical assaults, systematic brutality, and torture by the very people supposed to be caring for them.
The victims are some of the most vulnerable in society - the learning disabled, the autistic, and the suicidal. In a Panorama Special, Paul Kenyon exposes the truth about a gang of carers out of control, and how the care system ignored all the warning signs.
Care home 'abuse' caught on film
Police in Bristol have arrested four people after secret filming by BBC Panorama found a pattern of serious abuse at a residential hospital.
Jon Kay reports for BBC News.
Four arrests after patient abuse caught on film
Police in Bristol have arrested four people after secret filming by BBC Panorama found a pattern of serious abuse at a residential hospital.
Undercover reporter 'haunted' by abuse of patients
Joe Casey spent five weeks filming undercover in a private care hospital on the outskirts of Bristol after getting a job as a support worker. He was shocked by what he witnessed.
Castlebeck statement to Panorama
The following is a statement from specialist healthcare provider Castlebeck sent to BBC Panorama on 27 May 2011 in response to allegations of unacceptable behaviour at one of its facilities.
Undercover Care - useful websites
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in Undercover Care: The Abuse Exposed, help is available. Below is a list of institutions, charities and government agencies available to assist those coping with these issues.
Undercover Care: The Abuse Exposed
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Credits
- Reporter
- Paul Kenyon
- Producer
- Matthew Chapman
Broadcast
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Tue 31 May 201121:00
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