Fines from bank Libor rigging may be used to close hospital disability units Report calls for new charter of rights for people with learning disabilities after Winterbourne View scandal. Ministers are giving qualified support to a report on Wednesday calling for £30m of bank fines to be used to kick-start a drive to close hospital units such as the one at the centre of the Winterbourne View scandal and move 2,600 people with learning disabilities or autism into alternative accommodation in the community. The report from a review team set up by NHS England calls also for a new charter of rights for people with learning disabilities or autism, including a new right to challenge decisions about where they are sent to live. Disability charities and campaigners welcomed the team’s broad conclusions but warned that the plans would repeat the failure of a previous transfer programme unless they were backed by funding and a clear timetable for action. theguardian/society/2014/nov/26/bank-fines-libor-close-disability-units-winterbourne-view
Posted on: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 09:27:49 +0000
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