Learning Disability Today
Supporting professionals working in learning disability and autism services

Have things really changed since Winterbourne View?

A damning inspection report by the Care Quality Commission has found an assessment and treatment service that met none of its core standards. So post-Winterbourne View, has anything really changed for people with learning disabilities? Last month, I blogged on the Veilstone Care Home, where alleged abuse of people with learning disabilities had taken place, saying how it demonstrated how important it is that the sector is reformed. Judging by a report out today from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), this reform cannot come quickly enough. So I apologise if what follows seems familiar, but I feel that it needs








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