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Recommendation 19
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In recent years there have been too many incidences of autistic people and people with...
Recommendation
In recent years there have been too many incidences of autistic people and people with learning disabilities dying in inpatient settings. Families and friends have too often had to go to extreme and difficult lengths to have independent reviews into such deaths. Of even greater concern is that in some cases, the poor treatment of autistic people and people with learning disabilities has led to people dying unnecessarily in hospital. The evidence we heard presented a compelling case for making mandatory, subject to family consent, an independent review of every autistic person and person with a learning disability who dies in inpatient settings or community settings.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government rejects the recommendation for mandatory independent reviews of deaths, stating they already look into reasons for deaths in mental health hospitals with appropriate local involvement.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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· ® This is a very important issue, but we i' do not agree with saying that we 0 must do this. We already look into the reasons why people with a learning disability and autistic people have died in mental health hospitals. The right people are involved in looking at these reasons in each local area.
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