Chief Ombudsman Peter Boshier is calling for improvements to the "unacceptable" conditions in some New Zealand mental health facilities. Photo / suppliedChief Ombudsman Peter Boshier is calling for improvements to the "unacceptable" conditions in some New Zealand mental health facilities. Photo / suppliedBy RNZSoiled carpets and walls covered in graffiti were found during unannounced inspections of acute mental health facilities. "Te Whare Ahuru, which is the acute adult mental health at Lower Hutt built in 1995, [had] soiled carpets, [and was] old tired unwelcoming," Boshier said. Boshier said the mental health unit, Tiaho Mai, at Middlemore Hospital in Auckland opened two years ago and was the best of the three facilities inspected.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 08, 2021 23:26 UTC