Winterbourne View Hospital – serious case review report

The report was published of an independent investigation into abuses at a care home for people with learning disabilities and autism. It said that the abuse had resulted from ‘serious and sustained failings’ in the management procedures of the private company that owned and operated the home. It also concluded that other organizations’ systems and procedures ‘fell short in commissioning patient care, and in reviewing and safeguarding the well-being of patients before and during their stay’. The inspectorate for healthcare and social care published the results of an internal management review into its own role in the case. It said that it had already made ‘significant changes’ to its systems and processes to ensure that it was better placed to respond to concerns of whistleblowers in similar situations.