Description
A large part of Britain's care home sector has in recent years
been outsourced to private companies. From time to time appalling
conditions in some of these homes are disclosed to the public by
undercover journalists. But, unfortunately, no significant change
seems to happen as a result. Very soon it's all 'forgotten' and
life goes back to 'normal'.
This book is different from many of these newspaper stories and
TV documentaries. It is different because it's written by an
insider with extensive personal knowledge of the profit-obsessed
industry behind the abuse.
As a trained nurse Lars G Petersson has spent years working in
British nursing homes - from Surrey in the south to Edinburgh in
the north - and in abuse.uk he takes his reader on a detailed tour
behind the curtains of a world where so many Britons end their
lives in utter misery. By doing so, he paints a picture of not only
shockingly low standards and abusive care but also of systematic
staff exploitation, toothless regulators and a catastrophically
flawed government control system.
Abuse.uk is a book about a failed system that betrays those it
was meant to shelter and care for. It is also a book about a
business that closes its ranks against the 'pestilential' dissident
and supports the perpetrators' efforts to keep it all in the
dark.
About the Author
Lars G Petersson is a Swedish-born Londoner, activist and
free-lance writer with special interest in peace, mental health,
social justice and human rights. He is the author of a large number
of articles (most of which were published in Danish newspapers and
journals) and one previous book, Deserters - a story about German
war resisters from World War II. Trained as a nurse - with
speciality in mental health, social issues and addiction - he has
persistantly used his professional knowledge and insight to
disclose matters otherwise hidden from public scrutiny. In a number
of cases this has led to serious public debate and major
improvements for vulnerable people.
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