Health And Social Care Level 3 Unit 5 P2
Report on serious failures to protect Individuals from abuse
Report 1: Castlebeck Winterbourne View Bristol
The daughter of an elderly lady in the home became suspicious when she noticed bruising on her mother’s arms after only six weeks of her being placed there she took it upon herself to place a hidden camera in the room to secretly film what was happening the footage showed a catalogue of abuse and neglect it showed the elderly lady who had Alzheimer’s was being slapped in the face stomach and arms. There were also incidents of the lady being roughly handled even though she suffered from arthritis she was not spoken to when staff entered her room and would be put to bed by 530pm and left with no care until the following morning. …show more content…
Despite having three inspections in two years and several letters to management from whistle blowers and former employees the situation at winterbourne view did not improve and the issues where not addressed until it was televised on the BBC which lead the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to investigate.
The CQC report found that the owners of Castlebeck had failed to protect residents from unsafe practice and abuse. The inspector also noted that carers did not seem to understand the needs of the residents and where all to ready to use the method of restraint without considering alternatives.
The CQC claimed they were misled by the owners of Castlebeck and did not realise how serious the abuse and neglect was or action would have been taken sooner.
As soon as they were aware of the seriousness of the situation at Castlebeck the police and other the authorities were contacted and steps were taken to protect and safeguard the residents.
Castlebeck Winterbourne view was closed down and several members of staff were arrested and prosecuted for offenses committed at the home.
Report 2: Haringey Child T Abuse
case
Serious failures by Haringey’s police, health and children’s services - echoing that of the Baby P case revealed.
Child T was found to have over fifty bruises of varying sizes and age after being examined by a doctor more than six months after he was first seen in hospital with unexplained injury’s.
Child T and his older sibling where taken into care only after the fourth visit to hospital.
The case review found weaknesses in the child protection arrangements within the borough across the council’s child and young person service (CYPS), police and health service which led to numerous opportunities to pick up on the abuse being missed.
At one point the CYPS review says that they were stuck on similarities between that of the this case and that of the case of Baby P different incidents of bruising being seen by different professionals a willingness to believe the adults and the failure to protect the needs of the child also medical professionals not being at key meetings and a failure to act quicker.
If the appropriate referrals had been made by the hospitals, GPs etc. then at least another five contact visits could have been arranged.
Report 1: Castlebeck Winterbourne View Bristol
The daughter of an elderly lady in the home became suspicious when she noticed bruising on her mother’s arms after only six weeks of her being placed there she took it upon herself to place a hidden camera in the room to secretly film what was happening the footage showed a catalogue of abuse and neglect it showed the elderly lady who had Alzheimer’s was being slapped in the face stomach and arms. There were also incidents of the lady being roughly handled even though she suffered from arthritis she was not spoken to when staff entered her room and would be put to bed by 530pm and left with no care until the following morning. …show more content…
Despite having three inspections in two years and several letters to management from whistle blowers and former employees the situation at winterbourne view did not improve and the issues where not addressed until it was televised on the BBC which lead the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to investigate.
The CQC report found that the owners of Castlebeck had failed to protect residents from unsafe practice and abuse. The inspector also noted that carers did not seem to understand the needs of the residents and where all to ready to use the method of restraint without considering alternatives.
The CQC claimed they were misled by the owners of Castlebeck and did not realise how serious the abuse and neglect was or action would have been taken sooner.
As soon as they were aware of the seriousness of the situation at Castlebeck the police and other the authorities were contacted and steps were taken to protect and safeguard the residents.
Castlebeck Winterbourne view was closed down and several members of staff were arrested and prosecuted for offenses committed at the home.
Report 2: Haringey Child T Abuse
case
Serious failures by Haringey’s police, health and children’s services - echoing that of the Baby P case revealed.
Child T was found to have over fifty bruises of varying sizes and age after being examined by a doctor more than six months after he was first seen in hospital with unexplained injury’s.
Child T and his older sibling where taken into care only after the fourth visit to hospital.
The case review found weaknesses in the child protection arrangements within the borough across the council’s child and young person service (CYPS), police and health service which led to numerous opportunities to pick up on the abuse being missed.
At one point the CYPS review says that they were stuck on similarities between that of the this case and that of the case of Baby P different incidents of bruising being seen by different professionals a willingness to believe the adults and the failure to protect the needs of the child also medical professionals not being at key meetings and a failure to act quicker.
If the appropriate referrals had been made by the hospitals, GPs etc. then at least another five contact visits could have been arranged.