Cornwall Inquiry Report

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This essay will commence with a summary of Cornwall Inquiry Report in which the important aspects of the investigation of the services of Cornwall Partnership National Health Service (NHS) will be highlighted. The next part will explore in depth the theme of failure to carry out assessments and care planning in independent living accommodations and in the assessment and treatment centres. Some of the evidences highlighted in the inquiry report which are related to chosen theme will be critically analysed in relation to relevant frame work such as ‘No Secrets ‘(DoH, 2000) and ‘Valuing People’ (DoH, 2001). The National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (NHSCC90) will be incorporated as the main policy in relation to provision of services for people with learning disabilities. The next part will reflect on the implication to social work practice and the areas to be covered will include; review of partnership working, multi-agency contribution, the role of the medical and social model and ‘no secrets’ effectiveness. The General Social Care Council (GSCC), the British Social Work Association (BSWA) and social work professional values will be briefly introduced. In October 2004, East…show more content…
That would entail the social workers to advocate and negotiate assertively in order to challenge any future discrimination, oppression or abuse that would be exposed to individuals or a particular service user group. Looking back at the incidents that happened to the people with learning disabilities under the care of Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust. One way of explaining the social workers’ failure to carry out assessments could be due to the mismanagement between the health and social services as none of the agencies was prepared to take full responsibility of people with learning

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