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Tawel Fan: Meeting to discuss action against health board Tawel Fan: Meeting to discuss action against health board
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A meeting to consider possible action against a health board after a report found "institutional abuse" at a Denbighshire mental health unit will be held on Monday.A meeting to consider possible action against a health board after a report found "institutional abuse" at a Denbighshire mental health unit will be held on Monday.
Betsi Cadwaladr health board will be discussed at the meeting of the Welsh government, Health Inspectorate Wales and the auditor general for Wales.Betsi Cadwaladr health board will be discussed at the meeting of the Welsh government, Health Inspectorate Wales and the auditor general for Wales.
Glan Clwyd Hospital's Tawel Fan ward was shut down in 2013.Glan Clwyd Hospital's Tawel Fan ward was shut down in 2013.
In the report, relatives said patients were treated like "animals" in a zoo.In the report, relatives said patients were treated like "animals" in a zoo.
The report's author, health specialist Donna Ockenden, told BBC Radio Wales it was "a terrible scandal" and "a stain on the NHS in Wales".The report's author, health specialist Donna Ockenden, told BBC Radio Wales it was "a terrible scandal" and "a stain on the NHS in Wales".
She said the families of the patients affected had written to the chairman of the health board stating what actions they expect to be taken.She said the families of the patients affected had written to the chairman of the health board stating what actions they expect to be taken.
'Out of patience''Out of patience'
Those expectations are for; the health board to accept the findings and recommendations in her report, action to be taken against the people found responsible, and a "board to ward" review to get to the bottom of how it happened.Those expectations are for; the health board to accept the findings and recommendations in her report, action to be taken against the people found responsible, and a "board to ward" review to get to the bottom of how it happened.
Ms Ockenden said: "My understanding is they've had a response saying the letter has been received and it's being considered carefully."Ms Ockenden said: "My understanding is they've had a response saying the letter has been received and it's being considered carefully."
She said the families had "run out of patience" and expected "fair, honest and transparent action in a timely way".She said the families had "run out of patience" and expected "fair, honest and transparent action in a timely way".
On Sunday, the older people's commissioner renewed calls to make it easier to prosecute those those who neglect patients.On Sunday, the older people's commissioner renewed calls to make it easier to prosecute those those who neglect patients.
Sarah Rochira said the revelations about care at Tawel Fan had been "horrific".Sarah Rochira said the revelations about care at Tawel Fan had been "horrific".
Labour's Vale of Clwyd AM Ann Jones told BBC's Sunday Politics Wales programme the chief executive of the health board, Prof Trevor Purt, should be sacked.Labour's Vale of Clwyd AM Ann Jones told BBC's Sunday Politics Wales programme the chief executive of the health board, Prof Trevor Purt, should be sacked.
"I think public confidence is rock bottom now and my confidence has been rocked by what has happened over the months leading up to this," she said."I think public confidence is rock bottom now and my confidence has been rocked by what has happened over the months leading up to this," she said.
Mr Purt has already apologised on behalf of the board.Mr Purt has already apologised on behalf of the board.
Several members of staff on the ward are facing disciplinary procedures but North Wales Police decided not to pursue criminal charges after investigating allegations of mistreatment.Several members of staff on the ward are facing disciplinary procedures but North Wales Police decided not to pursue criminal charges after investigating allegations of mistreatment.
Analysis by Owain Clarke, BBC Wales health correspondent
The Tawel Fan report was one of the most damning and damaging ever published about standards of care in the Welsh NHS.
It contained accounts of the most vulnerable patients being subjected to what the report's author called inexcusable levels of care, if it could be called care at all.
The report made it clear this was not just a case of a few bad apples - the system failed here. There was institutional abuse, a failure of oversight and concerns not being listened to.
Although senior bosses of Betsi Cadwaladr health board have apologised, there has been a crescendo of calls for the Welsh government to take decisive action, essentially to take over some - if not all - of the health board's work.
How that works in practice we do not know because it is uncharted territory.
If it does happen, it is a big, big step.