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Whorlton Hall, Winterbourne View and Ely Hospital: learning from failures of care (2020)
Journal Article
Willis, D. (2020). Whorlton Hall, Winterbourne View and Ely Hospital: learning from failures of care. Learning Disability Practice, 23(6), https://doi.org/10.7748/ldp.2020.e2049

In the last 20 years or so there have been numerous reports, notably by the charity Mencap, that have highlighted the suboptimal care received by people with learning disabilities in hospitals and other inpatient care settings and have drawn public a... Read More about Whorlton Hall, Winterbourne View and Ely Hospital: learning from failures of care.

Supporting people with intellectual disabilities to discuss death and bereavement (2020)
Journal Article
Willis, D., Winton, E., Jamieson, K., Muir, N., & Sandison, M. (2020). Supporting people with intellectual disabilities to discuss death and bereavement. Learning Disability Practice, 23(2), 17-22. https://doi.org/10.7748/ldp.2020.e2045

This article describes a public engagement project on bereavement involving people with intellectual disabilities. The project was a practical application of research findings related to discussing death, dying and bereavement with people with intell... Read More about Supporting people with intellectual disabilities to discuss death and bereavement.