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How do we prevent another Winterbourne? A literature review
- Author:
- WRIGHT Sally
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 7(6), 2013, pp.3-14.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on the precipitants of physical and psychological abuse of individuals with intellectual disabilities in order to understand why mistreatment continues to be prevalent. In particular, the importance of contributing factors were explored such as challenging behaviour and lack of staff training, in an attempt to prevent another “Winterbourne”. Design/methodology/approach – A literature search using the search terms “Intellectual disability”, “learning disability”, “abuse”, “challenging behaviour” and “residential” was conducted. Articles were included using the criteria: adults with intellectual disabilities, concentration on neglect and physical abuse, abuse by staff members and articles written within the last 15 years. Using these criteria, a total of 19 articles were isolated. Additional articles were located through reference to citation lists. In total, 31 relevant articles were identified. Findings – The majority of research agrees that a meaningful increase in risk of abuse does exist for individuals with intellectual disabilities. There is a lack of recent empirical evidence discussing the incidence of abuse, potential causes and the long-term impact of staff training in reducing the incidence of abuse. These gaps may be due to the subjective definition of abuse, the current “reactive” approach to abuse, the ability of perpetrators to hide mistreatment and difficulty in quantifying the difference that increased staff training has on performance. More research is required to adequately protect individuals with intellectual disabilities in the residential setting. Originality/value – The paper highlights gaps in the current literature and identifies potential areas that could be improved in order to reduce the prevalence of abuse in residential care. (Edited publisher abstract)
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.
Joint investigation into the provision of services for people with learning disabilities at Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust
- Author:
- FLYNN Margaret
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 8(3), November 2006, pp.28-32.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The author summarises some of the key findings and recommendations from the 'Joint Investigation into the Provision of Public Services for People with Learning Disabilities at Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust'.
Why don't we care?
- Author:
- SIVAGNANAM Ruba
- Journal article citation:
- New Bulletin, September 2006, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation
In July 2006 the Social Care and Health Inspectorates published a highly critical report revealing extensive institutional abuse and mistreatment in the care of people with learning disabilities in Cornwall. This article summaries some of the key findings of the report.
The long-term effects of the abusive regime at the Longcare homes
- Author:
- PRING John
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 7(2), August 2005, pp.37-43.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
In 1994, a leaked council report revealed that, for more than 10 years, Gordon Rowe, a former social worker, had been beating, raping and ill-treating the adults with learning difficulties who lived in the residential homes run by his company, Longcare. This paper describes the effect of this abuse on three residents.
Why it took so long to expose the abusive regime at Longcare
- Author:
- PRING John
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Adult Protection, 7(1), June 2005, pp.15-23.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
In 1994, a leaked Buckinghamshire County Council report revealed that, for more than 10 years, former social worker Gordon Rowe had been beating, raping and neglecting the adults with learning difficulties who lived in the residential homes run by his company, Longcare. This paper explains how Rowe's regime was able to continue undetected for so long. The article examines the failings of the individual and organisations that had contact with the residents, including the Longcare staff, Buckinghamshire County Council, Thames Valley Police, the professionals who visited the homes, the homes' neighbours, the Longcare GP, the General Medical Council, the legal system and the local authorities that placed residents at the home.
Fears over longcare whitewash
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Viewpoint, October 1997, p.3.
- Publisher:
- Mencap/Gateway
Reports on how the inquiry into the abuse at the Longcare homes in Buckinghamshire has started and will report early next year, but parents and campaigners fear the full story may still not be told.
Preventing abuse in accommodation services: from procedural response to protective cultures
- Authors:
- ROBINSON Sally, CHENOWETH Lesley
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 15(1), March 2011, pp.63-74.
- Publisher:
- Sage
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper considers the dominant policy and practice approaches of Australian disability accommodation services with respect to the abuse and neglect of people with learning disabilities, and questions the effectiveness of these approaches. The paper reviews international literature and provides practice examples to help develop a framework of current research, policy and practice in this area. Findings show that dominant policy and practice approaches do not give adequate consideration to the prevention and protection of people from harm, focusing primarily on responding to individual instances of maltreatment. Managerial, compliance-based systems may be deflecting attention from recognizing and responding more effectively to abuse and neglect at individual, systemic and structural levels. The current dominant approach fails to develop a culture of prevention and protection for people with intellectual disability. The authors concluded that some systemic and structural preconditions are set which make abuse and neglect less preventable.
When will we ever learn?
- Author:
- KITSON Deborah
- Journal article citation:
- Community Connecting, 8, Spring 2007, pp.4-6.
- Publisher:
- Community Connecting
This article reports on institutional abuse of people with learning disabilities living in NHS run residential care in Sutton and Merton Primary Care Trust. The article summarises some of the findings of the Healthcare Commission report.
What was it all for?
- Author:
- WETHERALL Grant
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.01.07, 2007, pp.40-41.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author, who went undercover in the notorious Longcare homes for people with learning difficulties, looks at the lessons from earlier scandals that could have helped avert last year's Cornwall scandal.