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Not one recommendation achieved, two years after CQC restraint and seclusion review

By John Pring on 31st March 2022 Category: Human Rights

Not one recommendation achieved, two years after CQC restraint and seclusion review
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Not a single one of the 17 recommendations made two years ago by a government-commissioned review into the use of restraint, seclusion and segregation of disabled people has been carried out, the care regulator has concluded. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said […]

Autistic activist tells MPs of ‘brutal… aggressive… sink or swim’ support system

By John Pring on 11th February 2021 Category: Human Rights

Autistic activist tells MPs of ‘brutal… aggressive… sink or swim’ support system
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A disabled activist has told MPs that the government’s failure to replace the broken system of crisis support means sectioning, detention and abuse in assessment and treatment units (ATUs) remains a constant threat to her and other autistic people. Alexis Quinn […]

Victims of inpatient restraint and seclusion describe ‘inhumane’ care

By John Pring on 22nd October 2020 Category: Human Rights

Victims of inpatient restraint and seclusion describe ‘inhumane’ care
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Autistic people have told the care regulator about the “undignified and inhumane” care they have been subjected to in mental health units, including the frequent and traumatising use of segregation and restraint in England. They spoke to the Care Quality Commission […]

Disabled woman describes her long-stay hospital abuse ordeal

By John Pring on 20th June 2019 Category: Human Rights

Disabled woman describes her long-stay hospital abuse ordeal
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A young disabled woman has described the abuse she experienced in a charity-run mental health hospital, and has called for more to be done to close such long-stay institutions. Abigail Donohoe (pictured) spent more than six years in mental health hospitals […]

Rights of disabled children in Scotland ‘not protected’ over seclusion and restraint

By John Pring on 20th December 2018 Category: Education

Rights of disabled children in Scotland ‘not protected’ over seclusion and restraint
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Local authorities and the Scottish government are failing to protect the rights of disabled children and young people – and others with support needs – who are being restrained and placed in seclusion at school, according to a children’s rights watchdog. […]

Hancock announces ‘seclusion and segregation’ review… after 70 years of concerns

By John Pring on 8th November 2018 Category: Independent Living

Hancock announces ‘seclusion and segregation’ review… after 70 years of concerns
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The government has announced a fresh review into prolonged seclusion and long-term segregation of people with learning difficulties and autistic people in hospitals, more than 70 years after concerns were first raised by civil rights campaigners. Health and social care secretary […]

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