The Priory Group is an independent provider of mental health care facilities in the United Kingdom. They also manage schools, some for students with Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism. The chief executive officer is Philip Scott.
They operate at nearly fifty different sites but they are best known for their alcohol and drug treatment centres.
The company runs four types of facility; acute psychiatric hospitals, secure psychiatric units,...
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The Priory Group is an independent provider of mental health care facilities in the United Kingdom. They also manage schools, some for students with Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism. The chief executive officer is Philip Scott.
They operate at nearly fifty different sites but they are best known for their alcohol and drug treatment centres.
The company runs four types of facility; acute psychiatric hospitals, secure psychiatric units, rehab hospitals and special schools. It was founded in the early 1980s with the purchase of The Priory in London by an American healthcare company.
In 2002, the group was sold for £289 million. The company was sold again in July 2005 for £875 million, netting the five company directors over £50 million.
The healthcare group appeared in the media spotlight in 2005 following allegations of poor care at its homes. Dr. Patel was represented at the General Medical Council hearing by the brother of one of the company's leading consultants. A...
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