Shock TV show prompts random inspections

HEALTH

Shock TV show prompts random inspections

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has vowed to launch random inspections of the 150 hospitals providing care for people with learning disabilities, after BBC’s Panorama TV programme exposed serious abuse of residents at Winterbourne View, near Bristo

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has vowed to launch random inspections of the 150 hospitals providing care for people with learning disabilities, after BBC's Panorama TV programme exposed serious abuse of residents at Winterbourne View, near Bristol

The regulator apologised for not taking action sooner to address concerns, after being contacted by whistle-blower, Terry Bryan, a former senior nurse, in December.

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