hsc l3 report
REPORT: 26.10.12
Winterbourne View:-
Care Home for Adults with learning disabilities and autism.
Concern and problems were raised at Winterbourne Home on 1 June 2011, when footage was released of abuse, neglect and many more problems were shown and released to the public.
Reporter Joseph Carey went undercover as an employee for 5 weeks secretly filming the carers and nurses in the home abusing and neglecting residents. The footage exposed abuse, gross misconduct, and neglect amongst other things taking place in this care home. This home became public concern when a nurse came and reported her “great concern” after working for a short period of time.
Service users were filmed being hit, slapped, pinned down, restrained and dragged in to showers fully clothed an soaked with cold water are some of the distressing abuse filmed by the undercover reporter. People have described the footage as “horrific”. Andrew McDonnell who works with adults with learning disabilities labelled it as “torture”.
Winterbourne owners Castle beck have apologised and suspended 13 employees, 4 of which have been released on police bail. MPs are also very concerned and have called CQC (care quality commission) in to do a full investigation. NHS also commented that they are “appalled” with the issues of concern raised in the care home. Professor Jim Mansell quoted it was “the worst kind of institutional care that was prevalent in the 60’s”.
The issue raised on this care home has shocked thousands of people not only the people that watched the documentary made about Winterbourne but also in the care profession, government and private sectors. This has effected service provision as this went on without anyone realising, or not being listen to for long. It has changed some methods of working such as, more spot checks being made by CQC (care quality commission), health and safety and others to ensure the employers and also employees are giving high standards of care at all
Winterbourne View:-
Care Home for Adults with learning disabilities and autism.
Concern and problems were raised at Winterbourne Home on 1 June 2011, when footage was released of abuse, neglect and many more problems were shown and released to the public.
Reporter Joseph Carey went undercover as an employee for 5 weeks secretly filming the carers and nurses in the home abusing and neglecting residents. The footage exposed abuse, gross misconduct, and neglect amongst other things taking place in this care home. This home became public concern when a nurse came and reported her “great concern” after working for a short period of time.
Service users were filmed being hit, slapped, pinned down, restrained and dragged in to showers fully clothed an soaked with cold water are some of the distressing abuse filmed by the undercover reporter. People have described the footage as “horrific”. Andrew McDonnell who works with adults with learning disabilities labelled it as “torture”.
Winterbourne owners Castle beck have apologised and suspended 13 employees, 4 of which have been released on police bail. MPs are also very concerned and have called CQC (care quality commission) in to do a full investigation. NHS also commented that they are “appalled” with the issues of concern raised in the care home. Professor Jim Mansell quoted it was “the worst kind of institutional care that was prevalent in the 60’s”.
The issue raised on this care home has shocked thousands of people not only the people that watched the documentary made about Winterbourne but also in the care profession, government and private sectors. This has effected service provision as this went on without anyone realising, or not being listen to for long. It has changed some methods of working such as, more spot checks being made by CQC (care quality commission), health and safety and others to ensure the employers and also employees are giving high standards of care at all