Charlotte Cowen Task B Research and Account Identify two reports on serious failures to protect individuals from abuse. Winterbourne View Hospital Abuse In june 2011, a serious incident occurred known as the winterbourne view hospital abuse. It was a private hospital in South Gloucestershire which was owned and operated by Castlebeck. It was all broadcasted on television in 2011 in a panorama investigation which expose the physical and psychological abuse which was suffered by people who has learning disabilities and challenging behaviour within the hospital. The local social services and the English national regulator, Care Quality Commission, had received various warnings but the mistreatment continued.
For example, nursing records showed pseudopatients writing as an aspect of pathological behavior. Hospitalization is counter-therapeutic and dehumanizing. The staff ignored patients’ requests. The absence of eye and verbal contact reflect avoidance and depersonalization. The sources of depersonalization emerge from attitudes of fear and distrust held by all of us toward the mentally ill and hierarchical structure of the psychiatric hospital.
Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care Section 4 – Task Four care workers have been sentenced for abusing elderly residents at a care home in Lancashire. The abuse took place from May 2010 to September 2011 at Hillcroft nursing home in Slyne-with-Hest near Lancaster. They were charged with ill-treatment and wilful neglect of a person with lack of capacity under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Residents were mocked, bullied and tormented because they would have no memory of the abuse. The court was told one man had his foot stamped on deliberately and another was nearly tipped out of his wheelchair.
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy is poorly understood and potentially lethal form of child abuse. It is characterized by a parent or guardian’s deliberate fabrication or induction of medical symptoms in their child, for the purpose of receiving medical attention (U.S. National Library of Medicine, et al. 2011). While this disorder can involve any primary caregiver, it is usually the child’s mother who’s responsible for the abusive behavior. The children of Munchausen’s mothers are frequently hospitalized for complaints of a group of symptoms that do not fit any known disease or disorder.
It also showed emotional and verbal abuse in the form of name calling. The CQC was informed that the BBC television programme Panorama had gathered evidence over several months including secret filming to show serious abuse of patients at Winterbourne view. After they looked into the case they found that the centre was run at a very low standed and the staff was under trained and left to there own devices and methods which in some cases were horrific. Here are just a few of the things that the centre did not do that was later found out... Failure to protect people or to investigate allegations of abuse. Failed in its legal duty to notify the CQC of serious incidents including injuries to patients or occasions when they had gone missing.
Identify two reports on serious failures to protect individuals from abuse. Write an account that describes the unsafe practices in the reviews. 1. For this account I am going to refer to the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) review of Castlebeck Care after the publicised scandal of patients suffering abuse at one of their care homes; Winterbourne View hospital. ‘The CQC report on Winterbourne View found owners Castlebeck Care had failed to ensure residents living at the unit were adequately protected from risk, including the risks of unsafe practices by its own staff.’ [www.bbc.co.uk] This review outlined the unsafe practices as well as recommendations it has to Castlebeck.
Doe v. Medlantic Health Care Group, Inc. Kimberly S. Shuert Rasmussen College Doe v. Medlantic Health Care Group, Inc. In this particular case, someone’s privacy (HIV status) was violated due to another person’s (Tijuana Goldring) ignorance. The two happened to work together at one place however one of them also worked at a hospital (Washington Health Center, which is owned by Medlantic), which is where the information was obtained. This personal information was then spread around the common workplace (U.S. Department of State). The victim was harassed by co-workers and obviously quite embarrassed.
Identify two reports on serious failures to protect individuals from abuse. Write an account that describes the unsafe practices in the reviews. Winterbourne view BBC panorama set up undercover filming at Winterbourne view after it was approached by a former staff member. The investigation which was broadcast on TV showed the physical and psychological abuse which the residents who have learning disabilities and challenging behaviour suffered. The investigation showed staff members assaulting and using harsh restraining methods on the residents.
One was cited in the media on April 24th 2010. At Aden court care home Mrs Elsie Beals was found asphyxiated between her mattress and safety bed rails. The HSE release (note yrm163112) details poor training standards and lack of staff knowledge as the main factor leading to Mrs Beals death, this resulted in a £183,000 fine. The death came about despite various government advice notifications in the area of safe use of bed rails, another instance that has helped to build a negative perception of the care industry. One of the most highlighted cases in recent times was Winterbourne view which was aired on panorama ‘under cover care’.
The Winterbourne scandal. On May 31st 2011, the BBC television programme Panorama; aired footage which was collected by an undercover investigator. Panorama became involved after an ex-employee of the hospital contacted them with grave concerns regarding the abuse that had been taking place in the care home for a prolonged period of time. The employee had followed the companies whistle blowing procedure but it had fallen upon deaf ears as no actions were ever taken against the people who were responsible for this appalling abuse. Winterbourne View hospital was a private hospital.