Abuse at Belfast hospital ‘profound & deeply troubling’ as meds used to ‘zombify’ vulnerable patients, report finds

THE public inquiry into the abuse of vulnerable people at Muckamore Abbey Hospital has found “profound and deeply troubling” failures in their care. The inquiry said some staff inflicted “systematic bullying” on patients and that “as needed” medication was overused and “left some patients zombified”. The long-awaited inquiry report also found that restrictive practices were...