A new raft of proposals aim to make it easier for people with learning difficulties, mental health conditions and autism to escape institutional care and live independently in the community. The Liberal Democrat care and support minister Norman Lamb (pictured) said […]
Human Rights
Human rights watchdog accused of ‘race omission’ in detention deaths report
Inquiry finds hundreds died ‘non-natural’ deaths following detention
Election watchdog’s easy-read ‘insult to disabled people’
Protesters to highlight ‘unacceptable’ failure by NAS on human rights case
Cornwall under spotlight again after latest abuse scandal
An “incompetent” council apparently failed to take disciplinary action against any members of staff following allegations of serious ill-treatment and neglect of disabled people at a day centre. A serious case review, published last week, described incidents of alleged “humiliation, ostracising, […]
NHS long-stay closures ‘are too little and too late’
A leading self-advocate has described the announcement that NHS England is to close some of the remaining hospitals that provide in-patient mental health beds for people with learning difficulties as “long overdue” and still not good enough. The surprise announcement by […]