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- Title
Consultation document offers ‘power to the people’.
- Authors
Parish, Colin
- Abstract
The article discusses a consultation document issued by the British government on how to ensure that people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health problems are heard. Topics discussed include the measures covered by the document to strengthen people's rights such as putting people in charge of their care, ensuring named professions are responsible for informing people regarding their right to challenge decisions on their care and providing clear accountability.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities; GREAT Britain. National Health Service; MENTAL health laws; DECISION making; FAMILY medicine; LEGAL status of patients; PATIENTS' rights; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Learning Disability Practice, 2015, Vol 18, Issue 3, p8
- ISSN
1465-8712
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7748/ldp.18.3.8.s7