he Chair of the UK Parliament’s Human Rights Committee, Harriet Harman MP, has written to the Chief Executive of NHS England, Simon Stevens, with questions about the roles and responsibilities of its Commissioners for St Andrews and Whorlton Hall, two institutions for people with learning disabilities and autism recently closed or put in special measures.
The Care Quality Commission’s Chief Executive, Ian Trenholm and Dr Paul Lelliott, Deputy Chief Inspector (Mental Health) will give evidence to the UK Parliament Human Rights Committee in early June.
Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England, is today publishing a new report, ‘Far less than they deserve: Children with learning disabilities or autism living in mental health hospitals’. The report shows how too many children are being admitted to secure hospitals unnecessarily – in some cases are spending months and years of their childhood in institutions when they should be in their community. It warns that the current system of support for those with learning disabilities or autism is letting down some of the most vulnerable children in the country.
This report provides examples of the local changes that have been made to services so far and highlights the extensive work which is happening nationally in response to common themes raised through LeDeR reviews across the country.
The NHS has today announced that an additional £5 million will fund reviews to improve care for people with a learning disability and committed to renewed national action to tackle serious conditions.
The world’s first programme to review the deaths of everyone with a learning disability is being expanded to speed up the spread of best practice.
Thousands more reviews will be carried out over the next 12 months, driving local improvements to help save and improve lives.
The Chair of the UK Parliament Human Rights Committee, Harriet Harman MP writes to the Health Secretary Matt Hancock MP regarding abuse towards vulnerable adults at a hospital in County Durham.
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These are aggregated data on key health issues for people who are recorded by their GP as having a learning disability, and comparative data about a control group who are not recorded by their GP as having a learning disability.
The Joint Committee on Human Rights takes evidence from the NHS and the Care Quality Commission for their inquiry into the conditions in learning disability inpatient units.
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As part of its inquiry into detention, the Joint Committee on Human Rights will hold two evidence sessions about the treatment of people with learning disabilities and autism in Assessment and Treatment Units (ATUs) and other inpatient units.
The Joint Committee on Human Rights hears from people with learning disabilities who have been detained, and from family members of people with autism who have been detained.
Letter from the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England. It reminds health and social care employers of their statutory obligations in terms of staff training, following the Learning Disability Mortality Review Programme (LeDeR) 2nd annual report.
In response to the report, the government committed to writing to employers and professional groups to promote greater awareness of the Learning Disabilities Core Skills Education and Training Framework.