Health written statement – made am ar 8 Rhagfyr 2011.
I promised to update the House about ongoing activity in relation to Winterbourne View private hospital.
The House will wish to note that 10 people employed at Winterbourne View have now been charged with offences of ill-treatment and neglect under the Mental Health Act. They are due to appear in Bristol magistrates court on
PricewaterhouseCooper’s report on Castlebeck Care services was published on
www.castlebeck.com/docs/pwc_recommendations_ report.pdf
In October, I advised the House that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) had started its programme of unannounced inspections of services for people with learning disabilities. This review is now well under way—as at
The first five reports from the focused learning disability inspections have been published today and can be found at www.cqc.org.uk/ldreview. We will, of course, ensure that the NHS and local authorities are continuing to take action required to address any concerns raised and review their own commissioning, care planning and oversight arrangements to support improvements and service transformation.
The results of the CQC inspections programme will feed into the wider departmental review of Winterbourne View. We are still gathering evidence from the serious case review and the NHS serious untoward incident review, and from other investigations and reports.
The departmental review is actively engaging with people with learning disabilities or autism and challenging behaviour and their families about how services can be improved. Ministers will report findings from the departmental review to Parliament and determine what further action is necessary.
I will continue to update the House as things develop.