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In the UK the government has written a text.
The government wrote this text because in the UK People with intellectual disabilities living in a care home In the text the government say that things need to change |
The British Department of Health has chosen the International Human Rights Day to publish its final report following the abuse of people with a learning disability at Winterbourne View assessment and treatment centre, as Mencap reports.
The report, ‘Transforming care’, commits the government to an 18-month programme of action, which will be led by a national team. The programme aims to reduce the number of people with a learning disability who are being sent away to assessment and treatment units like Winterbourne View, and return as many people as possible to their communities. Local health providers will have six months to prepare individual care plans for people currently in assessment and treatment units and a further 12 months to find ways for people to be cared for in their communities.
British authorities are now convinced that a complete change in culture is needed to bring the situation to an end. People with an intellectual disability have a right to be given support in their communities, near to family and friends.
The report addresses the need to ensure those higher up an organisation, not just frontline staff, are accountable for quality of care. Following the scandal at Winterbourne View, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) was criticised for missing opportunities to detect the abuse that was taking place.
The report recommends that the CQC continues to strengthen inspections and regulation of hospitals and care homes for people with a learning disability. This will include unannounced inspections involving people who use services and their families, as well as measures to make sure that services work within the agreed model of care.
