Social care reviewer says NHS is failing people with learning disabilities
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The NHS is failing people with learning disabilities and hospitals are “unable to sufficiently treat and look after” them, says Baroness Louise Casey, the head of the government’s commission into adult social care. In an exclusive interview with ITV News, Baroness Casey heavily criticised NHS treatment and attitudes, and said caring for people with learning disabilities is seen as a “burden” by some health professionals, who “do not see them” and “do not hear them”. When asked directly why she thinks people with learning disabilities are dying 20 years younger than the rest of the population, Casey said it was in part due to a lack of adequate care across the NHS. • Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj • Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/news Follow ITV News on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@itvnews?lang=en Follow ITV News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itvnews/ Follow ITV News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itvnews/ Follo
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