A man has been arrested over allegations of ill-treatment of patients at Muckamore Abbey Hospital. Detectives from the PSNI’s Public Protection Branch arrested the man, 33, on Monday in the
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The Mental Welfare Commission has published its first themed visit report looking at support for people with autism. The report focuses on one of the most vulnerable groups with this
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A Court of Protection judge has given a woman with learning difficulties a chance to find love. Eight years ago Sir Mark Hedley concluded, following a hearing in Leeds, that
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An advice hotline should be set up for families of children with learning disabilities and autism who face Christmas “locked up and detained by a medieval practice”, ministers have been
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Thousands of mental health hospital patients with learning disabilities and autism will have their care reviewed over the next 12 months, the health secretary has announced. Secretary of State for
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Paddy McGuinness has told of his anger after a stranger questioned why he had parked in a blue badge space when he and his children “don’t look disabled”. The TV
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Police investigating the disappearance of a vulnerable woman two decades ago have appealed to her supposed carers for information on where her body is. Margaret Fleming, who had learning difficulties,
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Mental health legislation must be overhauled to stop the “horrific” and inappropriate detention of young people with autism or learning disabilities, MPs said. The human rights of many young people
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People with a strong genetic predisposition to autism are more likely to report self-harm and suicidal thoughts even if they have not been formally diagnosed, research suggests. Scientists from the
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A judge has questioned a council plan for the care of a baby whose mother has learning disabilities and was at the centre of a court abortion battle. Mr Justice
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