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Whistleblowers from a rehab unit claim patients are left in bed all day without therapy.

Whistleblowers from the Cambridgeshire Rehabilitation Unit claim patients are left in bed all day without therapyManagers at a medical rehabilitation unit are "covering it up" when issues are raised, a whistleblower has said.

Through the Freedom of Information Act, the BBC discovered three whistleblowing complaints were made to the Care Quality Commission between May and August last year. "Patients are left in their bed 24/7 without getting therapy, not getting out of bed due to lack of staff".The final complaint said their food hygiene rated had been downgraded from four to one star, while the nurse to patient ratio had been increased regardless of medical need.

As part of its FOI request, the BBC asked for CPFT's internal reviews and reports related to the CRU.

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