Coventry staff seen dragging patients in children’s hospital – report

In September, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the decision to close the children’s service was the “right one” and called abuse allegations at the unit “truly shocking”.

At the time, the hospital acknowledged “inappropriate use of restraint during very difficult circumstances”.

The CQC said three warning notices were sent to the hospital for failing to meet regulations relating to abuse during cases of restraint.

Despite its change of use, the CQC said the hospital was still registered as able to provide mental health services to children and adolescents.

The hospital remains rated as “requires improvement”.

A statement from the hospital said it continued to “strongly refute any allegations of abuse”.

“We will continue to work transparently to demonstrate our commitment to maintaining high standards of care and look forward to the publication of the most recent CQC inspection, which took place in October 2024,” a spokesperson said.

The hospital said police and local safeguarding authorities closed their investigations into a number of safeguarding incidents and that no further action would be taken by the organisations.