Guidance
Winterbourne View progress report
Review of progress in improving the quality of care for vulnerable people, following abuse of residents at Winterbourne View hospital.
Applies to England
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The report summarises the changes to improve the quality of care for vulnerable people - specifically, for people with learning disabilities or autism who also have mental health conditions or behavioural problems.
The report covers:
- an exemplar case study
- surveys and monitoring programmes designed to track patients and observe their care
- improvements to the commissioning of health and care services
- the regulation and inspection of services
- work needed to make sure no one finds themselves in inappropriate care settings
Read the original report into the events at Winterbourne View and the Department of Health response.