Whorlton Hall verdicts: Can further scandals be prevented?

Whorlton Hall verdicts: Can further scandals be prevented? The conviction of four care workers for mistreating patients at a specialist hospital in County Durham has once again underlined the vulnerability of people with learning disabilities and autism in such places. The government describes the abuse as a "terrible set of events that should never have happened". There have been many official promises of better, more appropriate services. Despite that, change remains slow. BBC News

See also:

• Whorlton Hall: Four guilty of ill-treating secure unit patients BBC News
• Staff are convicted of mistreating vulnerable patients at NHS-funded hospital The Daily Mail
• Four staff at specialist hospital guilty of mistreating vulnerable patients The Independent
• Four staff at specialist hospital guilty of mistreating vulnerable patients ITV News