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McGowan devastated by another ...

A campaigning mum who lost her autistic son after he was given antipsychotic medication in hospital says she is “devastated” over the death of another child in the NHS. Paula McGowan described the ...

Campaign for autism training i ...

The autism and learning disability training rolled out to all hospitals should be extended to education. That’s the view of campaigner Paula McGowan OBE. She led the fight for mandatory autism and l ...

Autism training underway for N ...

New training has been launched to ensure people with autism and learning disabilities are treated fairly by the NHS. The Oliver McGowan training will be rolled out as mandatory for health and care sta ...

NHS staff autism training beco ...

Measures to ensure all NHS staff receive training in learning disabilities and autism now have the full force of the law behind them. The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training in Learning Disability and A ...

Oliver: doctor faces investiga ...

Almost five years after the death of autistic teen Oliver McGowan, the General Medical Council (GMC) has announced an investigation into the doctor who prescribed an antipsychotic that an inquest rule ...

NHS admits Oliver’s death av ...

The death of an autistic teen after suffering an allergic reaction to antipsychotic medication was “potentially avoidable”. That’s the view of the specialist Learning Disability Mortality Review ...

Criminal probe into Oliver‘s ...

British police are to investigate the death of teenager Oliver McGowan, who was prescribed antipsychotic medication that an inquest said led to his death. The drug in question, Olanzapine, was admin ...

Boost for learning disability ...

Learning disability nurses are to get more than 85 per cent of their course fees covered, the government has announced. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the measure to address the recruitment cr ...

Call for special clinics for a ...

Specialist clinics are needed to treat commonly co-occurring illnesses in autism. That’s the view of biomedical charity Thinking Autism. Matty Allman, who had problems with challenging behaviour in ...

Petition demands police train ...

Police must be trained in autism and learning disabilities to better protect the vulnerable. That’s the view of bereaved mum Paula McGowan. Oliver McGowan, whose death has prompted his parents to fi ...

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