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A vulnerable patient at a brain injury rehabilitation centre was toppled from his wheelchair by a member of staff.
Distressing footage shows the man falling on to the concrete outside The Olive Carter Unit at Hunters Moor Neurorehabilitation Centre for the West Midlands, in Hall Green.
The staff member, who was later sacked, can be seen pushing the patient out of his chair during the shocking incident in May last year.
Others who had worked at the centre were initially suspended following the incident, but now no longer work for the service, Birmingham Mail reports.
While West Midlands Police were notified of the footage, no arrests have been made, it is understood.
Distressing footage shows the man falling on to the concrete outside The Olive Carter Unit at Hunters Moor Neurorehabilitation Centre for the West Midlands, in Hall Green
The Olive Carter Unit at Hunters Moor Neurorehabilitation Centre for the West Midlands, in Hall Green
A former patient said he had been unhappy at the centre for months, adding: 'It's meant to be a place of rehabilitation, but there was a fear of being grabbed all the time. The actions from the worker in the video is disgusting.'
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said the
