Warwickshire County Council What happened at Winterbourne View and what we are doing to make sure it can’t happen again Warwickshire County Council Kay

Warwickshire County Council

What happened at Winterbourne View and what we are doing to make sure it can’t happen again


Kay Reeve


• On 31st May, a TV programme showed members of staff hitting, shouting, and hurting people with learning disabilities at Winterbourne View hospital

• This is called abuse• Abuse is wrong• No-one should be abused


What actions were taken straight away.

Winterbourne View Hospital closed on 24th June 2011

The Police and Safeguarding Board were asked to find out what happened and why the staff abused people


• Some support workers went to court and some others were sacked. People went to jail because of what they had done


What actions were taken straight away


The Department of Health wanted to find out what happened at Winterbourne View from all the people and organisations that had something to do with the patients at the hospital so they asked for a report

What the report looked at

•The Care Quality Commission report

•The South Gloucestershire Council Serious Case Review

•The NHS Serious Untoward Incident Investigations

•Other cases where things have gone wrong before


What the report said

Winterbourne View:× Not individualised or

person centred× Out of area× No outcomes× Expensive care× Institutional× Unclear responsibilities × Poor communication

between agencies

Government policy: Individualised and person

centred Local care Outcome focused Value for money Well co ordinated care

jointly commissioned Not institutional Community based Open


It is very important to check that people with learning disabilities are safe if they are having treatment in hospitals like Winterbourne View

• It is also important that the commissioners know how many people with learning disabilities are being looked after a long way from their family home

• The NHS and Warwickshire County Council are working together on this


Making sure we do what the report says needs to happen

•1st April 2013 – Register of everyone who lives out of Warwickshire County that we are responsible for.

•1st June 2013 – Review, everyone to have a support plan.•1st June 2014 – People live in the Community.

“Arden Cluster Action Group” for Winterbourne View



Are Our Customers Safe and Protected?

• 2 Customers from Warwickshire are living in homes owned by Castlebeck (the company that owned Winterbourne View)

• We are reviewing lots of people, to check that they are safe and getting the right support

• Contract Monitoring Team visiting all residential homes



Learning Disability Services

Meaningful Day opportunities

Community Hubs

Complex Needs Service

Supported Living

Extra Care Housing

KeyRing Scheme

Shared Lives Scheme

WEST - Employment Team

Supporting Independence Service

Rehabilitation Team

Moving on Team This list is not exhaustive!



Important groups who can make sure people are safe

• Learning Disability Partnership Board

• Peer Reviewers

• Serious Escalation Panel

• Safeguarding Board



Do you feel safe, do you think other people feel safe? What might make you feel unsafe?

As a member of the LD Partnership Board how will you be happy that we are making sure that everyone is safe?


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Warwickshire County Council What happened at Winterbourne View and what we are doing to make sure it can’t happen again Warwickshire County Council Kay