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Call for release of report int ...

A charity has called for a review of a controversial learning disability hospital where staff abused patients to be made public. The National Autistic Society (NAS) says it is in the public interest ...

Nursing crisis harms the most ...

People with learning disabilities may end up “shut off from society” in institutions because of a recruitment crisis in learning disability nursing. That’s the view of Dame Professor Donna Kinna ...

Wake-up call after NHS loses l ...

The parents of a man with Asperger syndrome say the NHS must ‘wake up’ to its duty to provide adequate care support. They spoke out after lawyers overturned their local NHS’s decision to deny th ...

Parents vulnerable to FII alle ...

Parents of special needs children are increasingly vulnerable to allegations of fabricated or induced illness (FII). That’s the view of Evelyn Ashford, who runs advisory group Educational Equality. ...

Thousands may gain personal bu ...

Thousands of people with autism and learning disabilities could be given personal budgets for health and social care. The UK government hopes the budgets will give people more control over their care. ...

Ombudsman slams mental health ...

The NHS is badly letting down vulnerable patients with mental health problems. That’s the view of health service ombudsman Rob Behrens. Behrens says the NHS’s shortcomings mean families endure “ ...

Boost for fight to keep hospit ...

A flurry of support is boosting an autism charity’s fight against the closure of a hospital for people with learning disabilities. Treating Autism says its petition to save Calderstones Hospital, ...

Teen’s doctor faces being st ...

A psychiatrist who admitted multiple failings over the death of a teenager with autism could be struck off. Dr Valerie Murphy is facing a sanction. It follows a tribunal ruling that she was guilty of ...

Tribunal decides Connor doctor ...

A tribunal is set to decide whether to sanction a psychiatrist over the death of a teenager with autism. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) has been meeting to continue its probe into ...

NHS watchdog demands community ...

Specialised community care is needed for people with challenging behaviours so they do not end up on psychiatric wards or in residential homes. That’s the view of the NHS watchdog the National Insti ...

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