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Vulnerable children and adults with disabilities are being left at risk of “sickening abuse” because the NHS has failed to transfer thousands of people into suitable accommodation, a leading charity has warned.
Ministers pledged that the care of around 3,000 people with learning disabilities and autism should be reviewed, following a major scandal three years ago at Winterbourne View, a private hospital in Bristol, where residents were tortured by staff.
The Government promised to reform the system of care, setting a deadline of June 1 for the transfer of thousands of people out of such institutions.
It followed a review which found that residents were suffering poor care and an increased risk of abuse because many were left for years in units far from their families - when with the right help many could live in their own homes, or in nearby accommodation.
But latest figures show that despite Sunday’s deadline, just one in 10 residents has been rehoused.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...-promise-after-Winterbourne-View-scandal.html
Ministers pledged that the care of around 3,000 people with learning disabilities and autism should be reviewed, following a major scandal three years ago at Winterbourne View, a private hospital in Bristol, where residents were tortured by staff.
The Government promised to reform the system of care, setting a deadline of June 1 for the transfer of thousands of people out of such institutions.
It followed a review which found that residents were suffering poor care and an increased risk of abuse because many were left for years in units far from their families - when with the right help many could live in their own homes, or in nearby accommodation.
But latest figures show that despite Sunday’s deadline, just one in 10 residents has been rehoused.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/h...-promise-after-Winterbourne-View-scandal.html