Health Service and Local Government Ombudsmen reports found that patients with learning difficulties were treated less favourably than others (surely they mean appallingly) and this resulted in "prolonged suffering and inappropriate care". Relatives who complained were effectively ignored.
Mencap, the respected learning disability charity, complained on behalf of the families of six vulnerable people who died in NHS or local authority care between 2003 and 2005, and an investigation was launched.
The Healthcare Commission itself was also criticised.
Mencap wrote about "Death By Indifference"
and here is today's article on the subject in the Telegraph
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Six vulnerable patients died because of uncaring NHS
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