Tuesday 31st May - Panorama.

[lifetime fan]

Trial date is 6th of August.

[lifetime fan]

BBC Panorama Undercover care: The Abuse Exposed has been nominated for best documentary at the BAFTA's tonight.

[lifetime fan]

Just spoke with mate at the beeb, Panorama won!

 

Programme is on BBC1 tonight at 8pm.

[Champ]

I know that's not what its all about but delighted for every one of you involved

[lifetime fan]

The more awards the more pressure that will remain on the government to take serious action.

 

Serious case review looks as though it'll be sadly lacking of any teeth, the coalition have a policy of decentralised intervention and are reluctant to legislate.

[lifetime fan]

If anyone watched, the stupidly tall bloke at the back with a beard is the bloke I did all the work with.

[Joe Le Taxi]

Forgot to tell you mate I got the mark back for what I wrote, I got 77% so a first!

 

Cheers for all the info you gave me pal.

[lifetime fan]

Made up for you mate!

[lifetime fan]

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[lifetime fan]

The fucking front of Castlebeck. Some cunts have no shame.

 

 

A new film by the Royal College of Nurses

 

A new film, launched by the Royal College of Nurses, shows the huge impact specialist nurses can make in helping to improve the lives of the most vulnerable.

 

The film was launched at a session during the recent RCN Congress held in Harrogate, which examined the challenges facing the profession and the “social injustice” of failing people with learning disabilities because of inequalities and cuts in the care system.

 

Castlebeck nurse Ryan Sandick, the Deputy Manager of Wast Hills Autism Service, features in the film, which is part of a national drive to increase awareness of the role of learning disability nurses across the UK.

 

Part of this drive was the production of films featuring a small number of learning disability nurses and nursing students. Ryan was assisted in his taking part by colleague David Currie, who is Castlebeck’s Regional Nurse for Scotland and Hexham.

 

David is a member of the RCN’s Learning Disability Special Interest Group and is working alongside national leaders in the field to promote the needs of people with learning disability and those who care for them.

 

The RCN is asking members to sign a pledge of support for greater investment in the speciality.

 

You can do that and see two new RCN films at http://www.rcn.org.uk/learningdisabilities

[lifetime fan]

Racing magnates could be on to a loser with Castlebeck sale

 

Castlebeck, the care home company backed by John Magnier and JP McManus, is up for sale in a move which could lead to substantial losses for the two Irish horse racing tycoons.

 

The company, which was last year rocked by a allegations of abuse by staff against patients, is working with financial advisers on options — a move that may lead to an outright sale or even a break-up of the group.

 

Four independent City sources said advisers from Grant Thornton had been working with Castlebeck — which provides specialist care and rehabilitation to vulnerable people. If Castlebeck’s stakeholders do pursue a sale, any deal could crystallise a loss for its shareholders.

 

It is, though, not clear who its current shareholders are. In 2006 Lydian Capital Partners, an investment club for entrepreneurs, bought Castlebeck for £255m.

 

But health care sources speculated Castlebeck, which employs 2,000 people and now has about 20 sites, is not worth anywhere near the amount Lydian paid in 2006.

 

At the time, Lydian’s backers included Mr Magnier and Mr McManus as well as Dermot Desmond, the well-known Irish entrepreneur.

 

Lydian is understood to have borrowed over £200m from RBS, Allied Irish Bank and the Bank of Ireland to finance the deal.

 

Bankers tipped Four Seasons, another highly indebted health care business that was recently sold to Guy Hands’s private equity firm Terra Firma, and the Priory, owned by buy-out firm Advent, as potential buyers of parts of Castlebeck.

 

Last year the BBC’s Panorama broadcast allegations that staff at Castlebeck’s Winterbourne View care home for adults with learning difficulties bullied and assaulted residents.

 

The investigation triggered arrests and the closure of several of its care homes. Some former Castlebeck staff face criminal trials in August.

 

Lenders to Castlebeck are understood to be anxious about whether they will recover all their loans.

 

Sean Sullivan, chairman of Castlebeck Group, said: “Everyone in and newly joining the organisation has worked with the board to turn around and reshape the business enabling us to create a better offering for those in our care.

 

“This is a deep and continuing process.”

 

He added: “With supportive stakeholders and the advice of external business and professional advisers we are continuing to reshape the business and fulfil our commitment to ensure that we can provide the highest standards of appropriate care for all our service users, their families and commissioners.

 

“A number of well-known and respected independent business advisory firms have been working with the company on this process since 2011.”

 

 

Racing magnates could be on to a loser with Castlebeck sale - Telegraph

[lifetime fan]

Just one to stand trial now after pig face changes her plea.

 

 

 

 

Just one Winterbourne View carer to face trial after woman changes plea | This is Bristol

 

 

TEN out of 11 carers charged with abusing patients at Winterbourne View secure hospital have now admitted wrongdoing, whilst the remaining one faces a trial.

 

Yesterday Charlotte Cotterell, 22, of Melrose Avenue, Yate, changed her plea to guilty to ill-treating a woman patient.

 

​The private hospital near Bradley Stoke was closed by its owners after BBC TV's Panorama undercover footage appeared to show vulnerable residents being pinned down, slapped, doused in water and taunted.

 

A group of 11 carers are charged with some 45 counts alleging ill-treatment or neglect against five victims in February and March last year.

 

Earlier Alison Dove, 25, of Chipperfield Drive, Kingswood, pleaded guilty to ill-treating two women patients and five ill-treatments of another woman patient.

 

Wayne Rogers, 31, of Purton Close, Kingswood, pleaded guilty to ill-treating one woman patient and one man patient three times, and another woman patient five times.

 

Neil Ferguson, 27, of Guest Avenue, Emerson's Green, admitted ill-treating a patient but denied ill-treating a woman on March 13.

 

Sookalingum Appoo, a 58-year-old nurse, of Dial Lane, Downend, admitted three counts of wilfully neglecting a woman patient.

 

Kelvin Fore, a nurse, 33, of Ellesmere Walk, Middlesbrough, admitted wilfully neglecting a woman patient but denied a similar charge.

 

Jason Gardiner, 43, of Mellent Avenue, Hartcliffe, admitted ill-treating a man and a woman patient on one occasion.

 

Graham Doyle, 25, of Bradley Road, Patchway, denied wilful neglect of one woman patient and ill-treating a man patient once but admitted ill-treating a woman on seven occasions.

 

Daniel Brake, 27, of Beechen Drive, Fishponds, admitted ill-treating a man and a woman patient on consecutive days.

 

Holly Draper, 23, of The Old Orchard, Mangotsfield, pleaded guilty to two charges of ill-treating a woman patient.

 

Michael Ezenagu, 29, of White City, London, denies twice ill-treating one woman and one ill-treatment of a male resident and will face trial.

 

All 11 defendants have been granted bail with the condition that they are not allowed to work or seek work with vulnerable people.

[lifetime fan]

Winterbourne View: Council care managers sacked

 

Two council managers have been sacked after adults with learning disabilities were ill-treated at a private hospital.

 

The pair, who worked for South Gloucestershire Council, were dismissed as a result of events at Winterbourne View, near Bristol.

 

Both managers were responsible for safeguarding vulnerable adults, the BBC understands.

 

The ill-treatment was uncovered during secret filming by BBC Panorama at the Castlebeck-owned care home.

 

The first person to be sacked was Kevin Haigh, an experienced team manager who had worked in the area for 16 years, who was dismissed in March.

 

Brian Clarke, the council's safeguarding adults manager with 10 years of experience, was dismissed in April.

 

'Wider failures'

 

It is understood that a-year-and-a-half before the whistleblower came forward and the programme was filmed, Mr Haigh and Mr Clarke were alerted to other allegations of serious abuse.

 

They will have the right of appeal. The BBC has not been able to get in touch with either of them.

 

In a statement, their union Unison said: 'We believe that there may be wider failures in safeguarding procedures in South Gloucestershire in relation to Winterbourne View which go far beyond the involvement of any two individuals.

 

"Lessons must be learnt from this situation.'"

 

Twenty-four patients were transferred from Winterbourne View following the BBC investigation and the hospital was closed in June 2011.

 

It has since been bought by Glenside Manor Healthcare Services which plans to reopen it as a neurological rehabilitation centre.

 

A serious case review is due to be published later in the year.

 

 

BBC News - Winterbourne View: Council care managers sacked

[Champ]

A serious case review is due to be published later in the year.

 

Sackings are all very well but it will be interesting to see what comes from the serious case review

[lifetime fan]

Fuck all in all likelihood mate.

 

Each of the departments are offering scapegoats, not the bosses of course though, to be sacked and then hoping they can then move on.

 

The government are still trying to avoid doing anything of note.

[Champ]

Fuck all in all likelihood mate.

 

Each of the departments are offering scapegoats, not the bosses of course though, to be sacked and then hoping they can then move on.

 

The government are still trying to avoid doing anything of note.

 

Isnt that so predictable...the bosses ensuring that others carry the can while they who are meant to be accountable for the systems that they put in place remain untouched.

[lifetime fan]

Completely predictable and utterly shameful.

[lifetime fan]

They were sacked in March and April, I wonder why the council are releasing this information now...could it be because the trial is coming up and then SCR being published.

 

Lets let it be known we've sacked people, we've done our bit, move on.

Nothing to see here.

[lifetime fan]

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[Champ]

They were sacked in March and April, I wonder why the council are releasing this information now...could it be because the trial is coming up and then SCR being published.

 

Lets let it be known we've sacked people, we've done our bit, move on.

Nothing to see here.

 

- I warn you not to be ordinary

 

- I warn you not to be young

 

- I warn you not to fall ill

 

- I warn you not to get old. (Neil Kinnock 1983)

[lifetime fan]

- I warn you not to be ordinary

 

- I warn you not to be young

 

- I warn you not to fall ill

 

- I warn you not to get old. (Neil Kinnock 1983)

 

Very apt.

[lifetime fan]

[Anubis]

They were sacked in March and April, I wonder why the council are releasing this information now...could it be because the trial is coming up and then SCR being published.

 

Lets let it be known we've sacked people, we've done our bit, move on.

Nothing to see here.

 

Olympics. A good time to bury bad news.

[lifetime fan]

Trial date is 6th of August.

 

 

Monday could be more interesting than first thought.

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Our company was subject of their latest programme and theirs been massive ruptions in our work over it. In saying that I still have access to TLW and the canteen is still selling thick toast so it has not affected me yet.