The other side of the street

David Potter  |  Features
Date posted:  1 Dec 2012
Share Add       

What are you going to do about the Winterbourne View Hospital scandal?

You have heard about it surely? First it was a Panorama programme broadcast in May 2011. It showed dreadful physical, emotional and mental abuse of people with severe learning disabilities in a private hospital in Bristol. Even the Prime Minister commented on it in the House of Commons.

Subsequently the hospital was closed, 11 staff were arrested, charged, convicted and, in October 2012, were sentenced to terms of imprisonment, five of which were suspended.

Share
Read more articles by David Potter >>

Do they need it?

The abuse of vulnerable people is not a new phenomenon. It happened right through the stiff and starchy period of …

From a Cause for Concern to better Prospects

A pastor had asked us to visit a couple in a South East hospital. The wife had given birth a …

Need to advertise?

We can help you reach Christians across the country.

Find out more

Subscribe

Enjoy our monthly paper and full online access

Find out more