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Review of compliance: Castlebeck Care (Teesdale) Ltd.: Winterbourne View
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 45p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Winterbourne View is a 24-bed purpose designed Assessment and Treatment Unit providing healthcare and support for adults with learning disabilities, complex needs and challenging behaviour. It is operated by Castlebeck Care (Teesdale) Ltd. This review was carried out following the BBC television programme Panorama which showed the serious abuse of patients at Winterbourne View over several months. The review found that Winterbourne View was not meeting 10 essential standards. Concerns resulted in the Care Quality Commission taking enforcement action to remove Winterbourne View from the registration of Castlebeck Care (Teesdale) Ltd.
Learning disability services inspection programme: national overview
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 56p.
- Place of publication:
- London
In response to the serious abuse and poor standards of care at Winterbourne View, a series of unannounced inspections of learning disability services were carried out by the Care Quality Commission. This national overview report provides an analysis of the findings of 150 unannounced inspections of services providing care for people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviours in England. These included 71 NHS trusts and 47 independent healthcare services providing assessment and treatment and secure services, and 32 adult social care services providing residential care. Inspections were carried out against two 'outcomes: outcome 4 (care and welfare of people who use services) and outcome 7 (safeguarding people who use services from abuse). The report highlights the key areas of concern for overall compliance and for each outcome. Of the 145 inspections included in the report (five of the inspections were pilots and not included) 35 met both standards, 41 met both standards with minor concerns and 69 failed to meet both standards. The report also states that there is no need for additional guidance, but the need to ensure that existing guidance in implemented. The findings demonstrate that services for people with learning disabilities still need to improve and that this requires a whole system response and approach from the policy makers, the providers, the commissioners and the regulators. Separate recommendations are provided for commissioners, providers and the Care Quality Commission.
Our checks of learning disability services in England: easy read
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Inspections of 150 services for people with learning disabilities following the poor care and abuse found at Winterbourne view, a private hospital for people with learning disabilities. This easy read summary reports on which services were inspected and what the inspectors found. It then provides advice for commissioners who buy services for local councils and health services, service providers, and how the Care Quality Commission carry out their inspections.
Evaluation of our checks of learning disability services in England: easy to read
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
An easy read summary report which looks at how inspections of 150 learning disabilities were carried out and what the people who took part in the inspections felt about them. It looks at what experts by experience or service users and their advisers and care providers' felt about the inspections. It also looked at what could be done to make the process better. The inspections were carried out by the Care Quality Commission because of poor care and abuse at Winterbourne View hospital.
What we think about Burston House: easy read report
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 14p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This easy read report describes the inspection of Burston House, which provides accommodation for up to 13 adults with learning disabilities. Using words and pictures it describes the reasons for the inspection, what happened when the inspection was carried out and what the hospital was and was not doing well.
What we think about the Horizon Centre and Newhaven at Fieldhead Hospital: easy read report
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This easy read report describes the inspection of Horizon Centre and Newhaven at Fieldhead Hospital, which provide accommodation for adults with a learning disability. Using words and pictures it describes the reasons for the inspection, what happened when the inspection was carried out and what the hospital was and was not doing well.
3 lives: what we have learned, what we need to do
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 10
- Place of publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne
This report, which came from an event hosted by the Care Quality Commission, outlines the experiences of three young people and details how they and their families were let down by learning disability services that should have been caring for them. The family stories told at the event outlined the experiences of: 18 year old Connor, who died at an assessment and treatment centre after he was found unconscious after a seizure whilst unsupervised in a bath; Kayleigh, who spent 10 years in assessment and treatment centers, including Winterbourne View; and Lisa who was kept for the majority of the time in a locked area at an assessment and treatment centre with staff interacting with her through a small letterbox style hatch. The report outlines the actions identified by those attending the event around a number of key themes. The common themes were: the importance of understanding the person, and listening to them and their family; the need for local professional expertise and early intervention close to home; the importance of good multidisciplinary support, including transition between child and adult services; the closure of services that do not meet people’s needs, and which are at odds with the right models of care. (Edited publisher abstract)
Independent evaluation of the learning disability inspection programme
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 8
- Place of publication:
- London
In response to the serious abuse and poor standards of care at Winterbourne View, the Care Quality Commission under took a series of unannounced inspections of 150 services for people with learning disability, mental health needs and challenging behaviour. Two organisations were also commissioned to carry out an independent evaluation of the inspections. This evaluation report looks at the experience of those involved in the inspection process, including people who used services and their family carers (Experts by Experience); Care Quality Commission inspectors and the care providers. Overall all three groups found being involved in the inspection process was a positive experience and believed their views has been taken seriously. The evaluation also highlights how the Care Quality Commission can improve their involvement of these three groups in the future.
What we think about Atlas House: easy read report
- Author:
- CARE QUALITY COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Care Quality Commission
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- London
An easy read version of an inspection of Atlas House, a hospital for 11 patients with learning disabilities who have challenging behaviour. Bullet points highlight the main findings.