NHS hospitals need to ‘radically change’ to stop people with learning disabilities dying prematurely

NHS hospitals need to ‘radically change’ to stop people with learning disabilities dying prematurely

By  Sue Learner, Editor It has been common knowledge for decades that people with learning disabilities and mental health problems are dying prematurely, yet a Government review has found hospitals are still not bothering to investigate these deaths. The report ‘Learning, candour and accountability’ commissioned by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and carried out by the […]