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Winterbourne – questions should be asked at the highest level
- Authors:
- CITARELLA Vic, FLYNN Margaret
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 26(1), 2013, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
This article summarises the findings from the serious case review related to Winterbourne View Hospital. Castlebeck Ltd, the owner of Winterbourne View Hospital, took the financial rewards without any accountability. It placed adults with learning disabilities and autism under the supervision of poorly paid and untrained staff. It did not challenge the frequency with which physical restraint were deployed. It also failed to act on the complaints and concerns of patients, relatives or of visiting professionals. The article concludes that although the sentencing of staff will bring the criminal justice process to a legal conclusion, this will not address the more urgent issue of corporate responsibility at the highest level.
Caught in a bureaucratic nightmare
- Author:
- BLUNDEN Roger
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 21(1), 2007, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
The author highlights the plight of disabled people prevented from moving home because of funding disputes between authorities around 'ordinary residence'. It highlights recommendations from a recent research report for the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group and includes a case study.
The best days of their lives?
- Authors:
- ABBOTT David, MORRIS Jenny, WARD Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 15(3), 2002, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Many disabled children sent away to residential school have mixed feelings about their experiences. Reports on the findings of a recent study by the Norah Fry Research Centre.
'They're just like us!'
- Author:
- McCONKEY Roy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 8(3), January 1995, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
May residents react with hostility to the establishment of homes for people with learning disabilities in their neighbourhood. But after meeting them they often say 'they're just like us'. Offers some tips for preparing the ground.
Visions in a vacuum
- Authors:
- BRANDON David, BRANDON Althea
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, 8(1), July 1994, p.18.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Inappropriate structures make it difficult for staff to develop a positive vision of how life could be for residents. Reports the results of a review of 40 care plans.