OK, this is ‘political’, but if you feel in a position to support this, please do sign the petition and pass it on to your family, friends and colleages .

Best wishes

Eric

Eric Emerson

Emeritus Professor of Disability & Health Research

Centre for Disability Research

Lancaster University, UK

Professor of Disability Population Health

Centre for Disability Research & Policy

University of Sydney, Australia

Please note that I have now formally retired from my position at Lancaster University. I do intend, however, to remain active in the area of disability research and policy. I am also continuing with my part-time appointment at the University of Sydney.

From: Vivien Cooper [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 03 June 2014 11:38
To: Emerson, Eric
Subject: WV 3 years on

Dear Eric

I am emailing you to thank you for your support with the 3 year anniversary of Winterbourne View and to update you with a summary of the coverage, and the final report (attached).

You will see that we managed to get a fair bit of national media coverage and I would like to thank you for your help. The report is now a useful tool that we will utilise to continue to keep the pressure on, and we will let you know as soon as there is a response to the letter we sent to the Prime Minister. Please do sign the petition and share this with your friends, family and networks.

A summary of the media coverage is listed here:

Latest news with links to report & petition:

http://www.challengingbehaviour.org.uk/cbf-articles/latest-news/the-scandal-continues.html

Petition: https://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/david-cameron-prime-minister-prime-minister-david-cameron-the-winterbourne-view-scandal-continues-take-responsibility-and-take-action

Letter from Winterbourne families and others in the Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/letters/10865903/Three-years-on-from-the-closure-of-Winterbourne-View-more-than-3-000-vulnerable-adults-are-still-at-risk.html

Our statement: http://www.challengingbehaviour.org.uk/cbf-articles/latest-news/failure-to-meet-deadline.html

Telegraph in depth article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10865390/NHS-breaks-promise-after-Winterbourne-View-scandal.html

BBC article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-27643318

Radio 4 coverage here (at 5:40):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b044b1pt

ITV coverage here: http://www.itv.com/news/update/2014-05-31/govt-accused-of-appalling-failure-after-care-promises/

The story was also covered on the six o’ clock news on Friday (BBC1) but the iPlayer link has now expired so you can’t watch it, but the segment on Josh is a video in the BBC article.

We are thinking about our next steps and will be in touch – if you have any thoughts, please let me know.

Thanks again for your continued support- it is much appreciated, and we are determined that it will make a difference.

Kind regards

Viv

Viv Cooper OBE

Chief Executive
The Challenging Behaviour Foundation

www.challengingbehaviour.org.uk

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