...goes to the Parliamentary and Health Ombudsman who, according to the Daily Mail (I know, the Daily Mail! I'm sorry...) is going to deliver a 'withering verdict' in her report, supporting Mencap in their concerns about the treatment of learning disabled people in hopsital.
The 'yippee' is, sadly, inappropriate because, in the lead-up to the ombudsman's input, so many learning disabled people have died unsupported and ignored in NHS hospitals. Mencap's own report, Death by Indifference, had me in tears when I originally read it.
See here for more info.
Best not hold our breath waiting for things to change tho'.
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In this day and age it is outrageous. Change has to happen - but as you say i wont be holding my breath.
Outrageous. Shocking. Scary. I can't believe how people get treated sometimes - both learning disabled and non-disabled. At least the issue's getting some publicity at the moment.
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