Learning Disability Today

Mental Health Act gains Royal Assent offering better protection to people with learning disabilities

The new Mental Health Act has received Royal Assent, meaning it is now law. This provides the legal framework to detain and ...
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Learning Disability Week: almost two dozen people with learning disabilities in Gloucestershire "locked up" in mental health hospitals

Almost two dozen adults with learning disabilities and autism in Gloucestershire are "locked up" in mental health hospitals, new figures show – as a charity urged the Government to end the "human ...

Fears patients with learning disabilities ‘will remain trapped in hospitals’ despite Mental Health Act changes

Wes Streeing says passing of the new Mental Health Act is ‘a personal milestone’ – but campaigners warn more work needs to be ...
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Learning Disability Week: dozens of people with learning disabilities in the Black Country "locked up" in mental health hospitals

Dozens of adults with learning disabilities and autism in the Black Country are "locked up" in mental health hospitals, new figures show – as a charity urged the Government to end the "human rights ...
Salisbury Journal

Salisbury: Former director of Mencap charity shop dies

THE former director of a Salisbury charity shop has died aged 89. Nigel Scott was well known in the city for his contributions to the South Wiltshire branch of Mencap, a charity that supports people ...