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CQC criticises care home owners

The Care Quality Commission has said that those in charge of a Bristol care home failed to ensure that residents were free from risks.

The watchdog found that there had been a "systemic failure to protect people" by the owners of Winterbourne View, owned by Castlebeck Care Ltd, in Bristol and comes after a BBC Panorama programme earlier this year claimed to show patients being pinned down, slapped, doused in cold water and taunted by staff.

The CQC said that it began a review as soon as it emerged that the BBC had evidence pointing to the abuse of patients and concluded that: "The provider had failed in its legal duty to notify the Care Quality Commission of serious incidents including injuries to patients or occasions when they had gone missing."

The abuse had taken place at Winterbourne View despite the fact that Terry Bryan, a senior nurse, had told the home's management and the CQC about his concerns, which were not followed up. The home closed down last month and the 24 residents have been found alternative accommodation.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/watchdog-slams-abuse-home-failings-2315649.html

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