Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government on how many occasions and on what dates concerns over the treatment of elderly persons at Winterbourne Hospital were reported to (a) the Commission for Social Care Inspection, (b) the Care Quality Commission and (c) the Local Government Ombudsman.
Answer
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has provided the following information. Winterbourne View is registered as an assessment and treatment centre for people mainly with learning difficulties and mental health problems between the ages of 18-65. It has never been registered to provide services to elderly persons and the CQC is not aware that any elderly patients have ever been residents there. The CQC is currently undertaking a review of all services run by this provider which includes all notifications and complaints received in relation to Winterbourne View since 2006. This will include its registration with the predecessor body the Healthcare Commission. It was not previously regulated by the Commission for Social Care Inspection.