HEALTH

Workers jailed for Winterbourne abuse

Care workers from Winterbourne View hospital have been sentenced at Bristol Crown Court after admitting 38 charges of abuse.

Care workers from Winterbourne View hospital have been sentenced at Bristol Crown Court after admitting 38 charges of abuse.

Following a BBC TV Panorama investigation into long-term mistreatment at the home in May last year, two nurses and nine support staff pleaded guilty to charges of neglect and ill treatment of people with learning disabilities, and were sentenced up to two years in jail.

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