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Hospital placed in special measures

A mental health hospital for patients with autism and learning disabilities has been rated inadequate and placed in special measures. Care watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has taken the action against St Andrew’s Healthcare Nottinghamshire, based in Mansfield. The CQC’s...

Nine in ten disabled children restrained

Almost nine in ten UK families say their disabled child has experienced restraint, new research shows. The research comes from the Challenging Behaviour Foundation (CBF) and Positive and Active Behaviour Support Scotland (PABSS). And while the organisations found that nearly 88...

School behaviour policies may break law

Schools using zero-tolerance policies to discipline children with learning disabilities are likely to fall foul of the law. That’s the view of expert education lawyer Erin Smart. She issued the warning as education watchdog Ofsted produced new guidance on behaviour....

100 restrained face-down in a month

Mental health hospitals subjected up to 100 people to face-down restraint last October, NHS data shows. The figure reveals that the practice is still widespread, despite the UK Government issuing guidance in 2014 with the intention of phasing it out. The guidance described...

Health plan ‘could transform lives’

Hundreds of thousands of lives could be transformed by government plans to cut health inequalities for those with autism, says a charity. The National Autistic Society (NAS) says the government’s new long-term plan for the NHS is a “once in...

Parents go to court to fight for rights

Families of adult children with learning disabilities are taking their fight to make decisions on their behalf to the High Court. Parents Caroline Hopton, Rosa Monckton and Simon Mottram will challenge rules under the Mental Capacity Act (MCA). Parents marginalised...

Pupils bundled into school soft rooms

A sharp fall in special needs teachers and support staff across Scotland has led to an increase in children being bundled into ‘soft rooms’, an MSP fears. Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, says an 18 per cent decrease in...

Call for urgency in issuing blue badges

A charity has called for greater urgency in giving blue parking badges to families struggling with autism. The National Autistic Society (NAS) says for some families the “vital” parking badges can mean the difference between getting out and about in...

Autism biomarkers detected in blood

Scientists have detected biomarkers in the blood of people with autism linked to their metabolism. They say the finding may lead to earlier autism diagnosis for some children. Biomarkers in 1,100 people The researchers found the biomarkers in 1,100 people with autism....

Transforming Care programme ‘failed’

New figures show an alarming rise in the number of people with autism without a learning disability staying in mental health hospitals. That’s the finding of a report by the National Autistic Society (NAS). The report says those in hospitals...

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