Adult protection experts have called for adults with learning disabilities to be given a named care coordinator and have their health and social care needs jointly reviewed at least once a year, after analysing the circumstances surrounding two patient deaths
Sue Bott Deputy CEO of Disability Rights UK says:
“It will take more than the appointment of care co-ordinators to stop tragic, untimely deaths like these happening in the future. What is needed is a complete cultural change that moves away from labelling us according to our impairments to seeing all disabled people and people with long-term health conditions as people with a right to reach our potential and equal participation in our society who just happen to have support needs that need to be met.”
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