Too many people with learning disabilities or autism are receiving “undignified and inhumane care” in specialist hospitals, the care regulator has found. Some patients were not able to access fresh
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A man who abused and exploited his mentally-ill partner “extended his control” to professionals involved in her care, a judge has said. Mr Justice Hayden said the man had allowed
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People who self-harm without wanting to take their own life are being excluded from mental health services in a form of “medical ping-pong”, a report has found. A quarter of
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The lives of homeless people will be lost this winter without Government action to keep them off the streets and in accommodation where they can socially distance, a coalition has
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Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has said she will “urgently” look into reports that families of adults with learning disabilities have been unable to see their loved ones for months due
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Autistic people and their families have been left “completely stranded” during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report which describes the impact as “devastating”. The National Autistic Society said the
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The number of people being trafficked into the UK could increase as criminals look to exploit those hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, an expert has warned. Unseen UK chief
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The suicide rate for men in England and Wales in 2019 was the highest for two decades, official figures show. New data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), published
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Linda Hynd is the registered manager of Sense Scotland’s Tullideph Housing Support and Care at Home Services Team in Dundee, which supports people with learning disabilities, sensory impairments and complex
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Families caring for disabled adults feel “forgotten” and “fobbed off” during the coronavirus pandemic, a survey has indicated. Three-quarters of families caring for a loved one at home had no
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