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The basic rights of some mental health patients in England are being "violated" because of a shortage of beds in psychiatric units, MPs say.
The Health Select Committee said there was evidence some people are being sectioned unnecessarily to secure hospital treatment.
It also warned safeguards to protect patients who lack capacity are often ignored.
The charity Rethink said the findings were "shocking".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23685670
The Health Select Committee said there was evidence some people are being sectioned unnecessarily to secure hospital treatment.
It also warned safeguards to protect patients who lack capacity are often ignored.
The charity Rethink said the findings were "shocking".
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23685670