WHO reported Winterbourne View?
Terry Bryan
A nurse called Terry Bryan told the hospital’s manager about patients being hurt at Winterbourne View Hospital. Because nothing changed he wrote to the Care Quality Commission. This is called ‘whistleblowing’. Terry Bryan then told the BBC and they made a TV programme about it.
Who was the whistleblower at Winterbourne View?
Terry Bryan, a nurse of more than 30 years, will work for the regulator as a compliance inspector in the south region. He worked at Winterbourne View as a charge nurse but blew the whistle in October 2010 to Castlebeck, the owner of the hospital, and the regulator after witnessing the treatment of patients by staff.
What went wrong in the Winterbourne case?
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. It said: “There was a systemic failure to protect people or to investigate allegations of abuse.
What is the Winterbourne report?
The Winterbourne View scandal, exposed by the Panorama programme, shocked the nation. It led to the Government pledge to move all people with learning disabilities and/or autism inappropriately placed in such institutions into community care by June this year.
What happened to Winterbourne View staff?
Winterbourne View, on the outskirts of Bradley Stoke, was closed after secret filming by BBC Panorama uncovered widespread abuse in 2011. Six members of staff – four support workers and two nurses – were jailed for between six months and two years for their roles in the abuse of patients at the privately-run hospital.
How effective is whistleblowing?
Whistleblowing is one of the most effective ways of exposing malfeasance within an organisation. According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, around 40 percent of all detected occupational fraud cases are identified by whistleblowers.
What happened at Winterbourne View hospital?
1 June 2011. Four people are arrested after BBC Panorama revealed a pattern of serious abuse at the Winterbourne View private hospital near Bristol. The programme set up undercover filming after it was approached by former nurse Terry Bryan. Hospital’s owners Castlebeck, apologised and suspended 13 employees.
What is the Winterbourne View Case about?
The Winterbourne View scandal provides “a case study in institutional abuse”, which went unchallenged because of substantial failings by managers, commissioners, regulators and safeguarding agencies.
What happened in the Winterbourne View Hospital scandal?
1 June 2011. Four people are arrested after BBC Panorama revealed a pattern of serious abuse at the Winterbourne View private hospital near Bristol.
How did the CQC respond to the Winterbourne View report?
To comply with the requirements of the report, the CQC carried out inspections of 145 services. Its report did not identify further abuse of the type found at Winterbourne View but showed that half of all services were not meeting acceptable standards around care and welfare and protecting people from abuse.
How many people have been charged for ill treatment at Winterbourne View?
Ten people are charged in connection with ill treatment and neglect of patients at Winterbourne View. The 10 people face a total of 40 charges against four patients under the Mental Capacity Act. Eleventh person is charged over allegations of abuse at Winterbourne View. Three people admit the ill treatment of residents at Winterbourne View.