UK caring review after expose
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June 2, 2011, Thursday
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BRITAIN'S government yesterday ordered a review of the care of vulnerable people after a TV documentary showed staff physically and verbally abusing residents of a home for adults with learning difficulties.
The BBC's "Panorama" program filmed staff at the Winterbourne View private hospital in Bristol, southwest England, appearing to punch, slap and taunt residents.
Police said four people had been arrested and the care home's owner said 13 staff members had been suspended.
Care services minister Paul Burstow said the abuse was "shocking." He ordered spot checks on similar facilities and promised to strengthen safeguards against abuse.
"There can be no place for such inhumanity in care services," Burstow said. "There have been failures of inspection and adult protection which have exposed people to appalling abuse."
Care home operator Castlebeck said it was distressed by the allegations and was cooperating with police and other authorities. "I was shocked, disgusted and ashamed by what I saw on Panorama," said chief executive Lee Reed.
Castlebeck is a private company paid by the government to look after adults with autism, learning difficulties and mental health problems. He said auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers had been hired to conduct an independent review of the company, which runs 56 facilities caring for 580 people across Britain.
The BBC's "Panorama" program filmed staff at the Winterbourne View private hospital in Bristol, southwest England, appearing to punch, slap and taunt residents.
Police said four people had been arrested and the care home's owner said 13 staff members had been suspended.
Care services minister Paul Burstow said the abuse was "shocking." He ordered spot checks on similar facilities and promised to strengthen safeguards against abuse.
"There can be no place for such inhumanity in care services," Burstow said. "There have been failures of inspection and adult protection which have exposed people to appalling abuse."
Care home operator Castlebeck said it was distressed by the allegations and was cooperating with police and other authorities. "I was shocked, disgusted and ashamed by what I saw on Panorama," said chief executive Lee Reed.
Castlebeck is a private company paid by the government to look after adults with autism, learning difficulties and mental health problems. He said auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers had been hired to conduct an independent review of the company, which runs 56 facilities caring for 580 people across Britain.
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