Winterbourne View Hospital
A glimpse of the legacy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12678474 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Margaret Flynn (Abt Associates (Nepal), corresponding author), Vic Citarella (Liverpool College) |
| Editors | Carol Tozer |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 173-181 |
| Publication date | 2013-08-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Adult Protection (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1466-8203 • E-ISSN: 2042-8669 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1108/jap-06-2013-0023 |
| OpenAlex | W2027262521 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Purpose This paper concerns the fall‐out from a TV programme which exposed the arbitrariness of cruelty at a private hospital that purported to provide assessment, treatment and rehabilitation to adults with learning disabilities, autism and mental health problems. The paper seeks to address the issues involved. Design/methodology/approach It describes the principal findings of a Serious Case Review which was commissioned after the TV broadcast, and outlines some of the activities designed to reduce the likelihood of such abuses recurring. Findings From policy, commissioning, regulation, management, service design and practice perspectives, events at Winterbourne View Hospital highlight a gulf between professionals, professionals and their organisations, and leadership shortcomings. Originality/value The English government responded promptly and encouragingly to the wretched circumstances of patients at Winterbourne View Hospital with a “Timetable of Actions”. The Serious Case Review which was commissioned after the TV broadcast contributed to the growing scepticism of “out of sight, out of mind” placements. It covered wide‐ranging territory
Arbitrariness · Computer security · Criminology · Cruelty · Government (linguistics · Originality · Political science · Principal (computer security · Project commissioning · Psychiatry · Public relations · Publishing · Qualitative research · Sight · Skepticism · Social science · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Vulnerable adult · Elder Abuse and Neglect · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |