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".
I have just read the article, the hospital stay was obviously a very traumatic experience for Molly.