November 2021

Mental health: Damning report shows Ysbyty Gwynedd failings

A report into failings at a mental health unit has finally been made public – eight years after it was completed.

In 2013, the Holden Report said a breakdown in staff and manager relations at Hergest Unit, Ysbyty Gwynedd, put patients at risk.

Amid a culture of bullying and low morale, patient safety concerns were not addressed.

Betsi Cadwaladr health board said some issues were “complex to resolve”.