Another Winterbourne View care home scandal could happen again unless action is taken by the government, campaigners have warned.
Mencap and the Challenging Behaviour Foundation have spoken of the risks of moving patients hundreds of miles. The warning comes as the results of a serious case review into the abuse of patients at the private hospital near Bristol are due to be released. The abuse was uncovered during secret filming by the BBC Panorama programme. Eleven people have admitted charges of ill-treatment and neglect related to the abuse. South Gloucestershire Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) commissioned the review, carried out by an independent expert.
Mencap and the Challenging Behaviour said they had received 260 reports from families concerning abuse and neglect in institutional care since the Panorama programme was aired in May last year. ‘Strong action’ Their joint report – Out of Sight – detailed a number of serious incidences reported by families, including physical assault, sexual abuse and the overuse of restraint…
More details at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-19154355
and http://www.mencap.org.uk/news/article/abuse-and-neglect-institutional-care