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In May last year, an edition of Â鶹Éç One current affairs series Panorama made the headlines when a reporter went undercover to expose the shocking abuse and poor treatment being experienced by learning disabled patients at Winterbourne View hospital near Bristol. Since then, the issue of care standards has been high on the agenda.

Now a new report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) says that almost half of England's care homes and treatment centres for adults with learning disabilities are failing to protect them. Unannounced CQC inspections of 145 premises revealed that 48% didn't meet required standards in terms of care, welfare and whether people were safe from abuse.

The report further criticised the failure to treat residents as individuals and said people were staying for years in centres intended for short-term care. It added that there were "lessons to be learned" by care providers about the employment of restraint and an "urgent need" to reduce its use.

More of the week's headlines

HIV quad pill 'may improve care' (Â鶹Éç News, Friday 29 June

Unity festival promotes disability arts (Â鶹Éç News, Thursday 28 June)

(The Guardian, Thursday 28 June)

(The Guardian, Thursday 28 June)

Â鶹Éç defends EastEnders bipolar storyline (Â鶹Éç Newsbeat, Wednesday 27 June)

(Â鶹Éç News, Wednesday 27 June)

Oppose assisted dying, says BMA (Â鶹Éç News, Wednesday 27 June)

Unpaid carers cost economy £5.3bn, charity warns (Â鶹Éç News, Wednesday 27 June)

Dyslexia training for teachers needed, charity says (Â鶹Éç News, Wednesday 27 June)

(The Guardian, Wednesday 27 June)

(The Independent, Wednesday 27 June)

(The Guardian, Tuesday 26 June)

EEG brain trace 'can detect autism' (Â鶹Éç News, Tuesday 26 June)

Role of stress in dementia investigated (Â鶹Éç News, Tuesday 26 June)

Is surfing therapy for disabled? (Â鶹Éç News, Tuesday 26 June)

In pictures: Art for Autism competition finalists (Â鶹Éç News, Tuesday 26 June)

Man 'used home of blind friend' to store suspected mephedrone (Â鶹Éç News, Tuesday 26 June)

How can blind people stay safe? (Â鶹Éç News, Monday 25 June)

Voice algorithms spot Parkinson's disease (Â鶹Éç News, Monday 25 June)

Talking Newspapers: How do you listen to a newspaper? (Â鶹Éç News, Monday 25 June)

London 2012: Paralympic Games founder Professor Ludwig Guttmann's statue unveiled (Â鶹Éç News, Monday 25 June)

(The Telegraph, Monday 25 June)

(The Telegraph, Monday 25 June)

(Daily Mail, Sunday 24 June)

Care home whistleblowers increasing (Â鶹Éç News, Saturday 23 June)

(The Guardian, Saturday 23 June)

Parents and GPs 'must recognise' diabetes symptoms (Â鶹Éç News, Saturday 23 June)

(The Telegraph, Friday 22 June)

(The Guardian, Friday 22 June)

Woman seeking elective amputation takes next step (Â鶹Éç News, Friday 22 June)

(The Guardian, Friday 22 June)

(The Telegraph, Friday 22 June)

Locked-in syndrome girl Eve Anderson, 9, makes progress (Â鶹Éç News, Thursday 21 June)