HSJ revealed in an investigation this week that serious concerns were raised by patients at a mental health hospital for children in the years before it was rated ‘inadequate’ by the national regulator in March 2021.

We ask why it took so long for action to be taken and whether there is an enduring problem with care quality at private mental health hospitals?

We also shine the spotlight on autism care in South West, where spiralling waiting lists hint at the scale of a national crisis which needs fixing.

Featuring Nick Carding, Rebecca Thomas and Annabelle Collins.