CHARM and GMCDP’s Response to the Oliver Shanley Independent Report into GMMH

In January NHS England published their independent report into the abuses uncovered by the BBC Panorama programme at the Edenfield Secure Unit. Communities for Holistic Accessible Rights-based Mental Health (CHARM) and Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People (GMCDP) find that there are serious omissions in both the findings and recommendations in the report: “Independent Review into the care and treatment provided by Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust” (January, 2024).

This Report Summarises our concerns.