How much has care been transformed ten years on from the Winterbourne View scandal?: Television footage of the poor care and abuse of vulnerable people sparked calls for change.

In May 2011 BBC Panorama aired its exposé of poor care at the Winterbourne View hospital near Bristol. The undercover filming at the inpatient unit sent shockwaves across the sector and wider society. It revealed a regime of physical and psychological abuse, neglect, and mistreatment, prompting pros...

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Publicado en:Learning Disability Practice Vol. 24; no. 4; pp. 6 - 10
Autor principal: Evans, Nick
Formato: pictorial statistics Journal Article
Publicado: Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The) 8/5/2021
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Sumario:In May 2011 BBC Panorama aired its exposé of poor care at the Winterbourne View hospital near Bristol. The undercover filming at the inpatient unit sent shockwaves across the sector and wider society. It revealed a regime of physical and psychological abuse, neglect, and mistreatment, prompting prosecutions of the staff involved.