Winterbourne view - time for change: transforming the commissioning of services for people with learning disabilities and/or autism

Winterbourne view - time for change: transforming the commissioning of services for people with learning disabilities and/or autism Sir Stephen Bubb, chief executive of charity leaders body ACEVO, was asked by NHS England to work with stakeholders and make recommendations for the development of a national commissioning framework to address the shortcomings in the provision of support for people with learning disabilities. The report makes a series of recommendations for the NHS, local government, regulators and the government, that include a robust NHS commissioning framework to support people with learning disabilities and autism move out of hospitals and into the community. NHS England

See also:

• Learning disability care 'failing' BBC News
• Drive to end Winterbourne View-style care going backwards, official report shows The Daily Telegraph
• Report shows unacceptable care of those with learning disabilities in assessment and treatment units Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
• ‘We must stop learning disabled people being dumped in waste bins of life’ The Guardian
• Bubb Report: Winterbourne View-style homes must be closed down The Independent
• Bubb suggests radical changes to learning disabilities care OnMedica