Published by The Mail on Sunday (3rd November, 2019) The Government will demand an urgent discharge review for every person with autism and learning disabilities held in secure […]
Disability / Health / Policy
Caged like animals but no-one seems to care
Published by The i paper (21st October, 2019) One year ago I talked to Jeremy, an affable lorry driver from the West Midlands, about his daughter. Her name […]
Disability / Health / Policy
Autistic youngsters ARE wrongly locked in mental hospitals, say health chiefs
Published by The Mail on Sunday (6th October, 2019) Health chiefs have admitted that young people with autism and learning disabilities are being placed in ‘inappropriate’ mental health […]
Disability / Health / Policy
How can Matt Hancock sleep?
Published by The i paper (26th August, 2019) When Christie Harnett was sectioned under mental health laws earlier this year, the doctors insisted it was for her safety. […]
Disability / Health / Policy
Government faces prosecution over human rights of autistic youngsters
Published by The Mail on Sunday (28th July, 2019) The equalities watchdog is poised to prosecute the Government and health regulator for permitting the human rights abuse of […]
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Worried about US healthcare giants? They’re already here
Published by The Times (4th June, 2019) The response could not have been clearer when Woody Johnson, US ambassador to Britain, suggested that American firms would want access […]
Disability / Health / Policy
Hospital holds autistic man for 19 years – then gives him 20 days to go
Published by The Mail on Sunday (2nd June, 2019) A man with autism held in a privately operated secure hospital for almost two decades has been given 20 […]
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Abuse hospital concerns raised four years ago
Published by The Mail on Sunday (26th May, 2019) An inspector with the official health watchdog raised serious concerns four years ago over the abuse, mistreatment and poor […]
Disability / Health / Policy / Politics
All waffle and no action won’t make you PM, Mr Hancock
Published by The Mail on Sunday (26th May, 2019) After ten months as Health Secretary, Matt Hancock thinks he can offer a prescription to save his country and […]
Disability / Health / Policy
The scandal of needless incarceration
Published by The i paper (20th May, 2019) In 1964 a Canadian philosophy teacher called Jean Vanier bought a dilapidated house in a French village and invited two young […]
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Autistic man locked in solitary confinement for ten years
Published by The Mail on Sunday (19th May, 2019) An investigation by the Care Quality Commission discovered that a man with autism or learning disabilities has been locked […]
Disability / Environment / Health / Policy
Greta Thunberg teaches us about autism as much as climate change
Published by The Guardian (23rd April, 2019) Greta Thunberg is an impressive individual. Just 16 years old, she has been nominated for the Nobel peace prize after sparking environmental […]