The Independent’s NHS mental health abuse scandal story shortlisted for award

The Independent has been shortlisted for an award for its powerful investigations into abuse in NHS mental health hospitals, where tens of thousands of incidents were reported but only a small percentage were referred to the police. Almost 20,000 reports were made in the past five years in over half of mental health trusts, as revealed in a joint investigation with Sky News. The public can vote for the best campaign during the Journalism Matters campaign from 28 October to 3 November, with national and local winners to be announced later in the week.

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