Published on 12, July, 2020
Very sad news story about a young woman 'trapped' in my own local general hospital, Queen Alex.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65531686
The government says its ambition is to halve the number of autistic people and those with a learning disability in mental health hospitals by March 2024. A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson added that this is backed by extra funding and "our action plan to improve community support and reduce over-reliance on mental health hospitals".
Absolutely disgusting. Especially in this day and age. I've been there, it is not pleasant at all and makes you never want to seek support again.