The “unfinished revolution” of care in the community has failed the most disadvantaged people in society, according to a report.
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‘Unfinished care revolution’ lets disadvantaged groups down
The report adds: “The better-off have been more able to take advantage of the increased health investment than the less well-off
Report by Iain Duncan Smith’s thinktank slams hospitals as ‘untherapeutic and dangerous places’ for mentally ill people
The Centre for Social Justice report says that the changes in care, which abolished the distinction between psychiatric and other hospitals, are flawed.
Care in the Community has been a failure for the mentally sick!
Care in the community is ‘a £100bn failure’: Mentally ill patients have been neglected for decades, says Iain Duncan Smith think-tank
By Jason Groves
Report: The Centre for Social Justice, founded by Iain Duncan Smith, said the cost of dealing with mental health was £6bn a year
The controversial ‘care in the community’ approach to treating the mentally ill has been a £100billion failure, a report warns today.
The study by the respected Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) suggests that many mental health patients have been ‘neglected’ for decades because the policy of closing down asylums was not accompanied by an increase in local care.
Reading’s carers must not be forgotten
We must keep fighting to support Reading’s Carers
Last night the Council agreed two important motions calling for justice and action to support two vulnerable groups in our community: Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender people and Reading Gurkhas and their families.
I was delighted to support both.
In the same meeting I spoke up for another group of unsung heroes: carers.
