Inequalities in accessing a special needs diagnosis is a “silent scandal” which needs to be dealt with, former health secretary Matt Hancock has said. The Independent MP argued there is
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An independent mental health hospital has been placed in special measures after patients told inspectors that some staff could be vindictive and bullied them. Inspectors said they were shocked by
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Youth services that reached more than 9,700 youngsters this year will be axed following a “devastating” decision by council bosses to plug the budget gap. Kent County Council (KCC) chiefs
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A care home has been fined £125,000 for breaching health and safety rules following the murder of a teenage girl nearly a decade ago by a fellow care home resident
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Care and outcomes for people with learning disabilities are still often below acceptable standards compared with the general population, a report into avoidable deaths has concluded. The proportion of such
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Autistic people might not have as reduced a life expectancy as previously thought, a new study has suggested. But the gap for those diagnosed with autism was still “significant” and
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The Government has been urged to end the “evil practice” of autistic people being confined to inpatient mental health hospitals. Peers in Westminster have expressed disappointment that the King’s Speech
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A woman “lost the ability to talk and became a shadow her former self” after she spent nine months in hospital waiting for a place in a suitable care home,
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Autistic children and those with a learning disability should never be subjected to long-term segregation in hospital – and its use should be “severely curtailed” for adults, a review has
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Hospitals must do more to provide effective care for people with learning disabilities, the patient safety body has said. The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) said the current system
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