As NHS mental health beds remain in short supply, the private sector fills the gaps, but there are concerns about standards of care and accountability.
This series will investigate poor care and explore why huge private companies are being paid by the NHS to care for people in most need.
Inside: Bristol's Private Mental Health Services
The private psychiatric hospital has taken urgent action following a damning inspection and ward closures in 2020.
Inside: Bristol's Private Mental Health Services
Paige speaks out about her experience of the ward at the privately-run Priory Hospital Bristol a year before it closed down.
Inside: Bristol's Private Mental Health Services
Inside: Bristol's Private Mental Health Services
A young pregnant woman detained under the Mental Health Act for the first time shares her experience of being sent miles away from home. Both mum and daughter tell their story of navigating through the complex mental health system.
Dominic Vickars was just 25 when he died while at Cygnet Hospital Kewstoke in Weston-super-Mare, a private hospital part-funded by the NHS. Using evidence from the inquest and accounts from his family, we tell the story of how he was let down.
