Tens of thousands of sexual assaults and incidents have been reported in NHS-run mental health hospitals as a “national scandal” of sexual abuse of patients on psychiatric wards can be revealed.

The national investigation into mental health scandals announced this week by Steve Barclay, the health secretary, is long overdue and has been widely welcomed. But almost immediately it became clear ...

The Independent has been shortlisted for an award for powerful investigations and campaigns following its work exposing a huge scale of abuse in NHS mental health hospitals. Health correspondent ...

The NHS has become “reliant” on private companies, charities and social enterprises to deliver routine mental health care, a think tank has warned. New analysis by the King’s Fund found more than one ...

Dozens of new allegations of sexual assault and abuse, including claims of rape and of patients being made pregnant, have emerged following this newspaper’s investigation into Britain’s mental health ...