NHS hospitals need to ‘radically change’ to stop people with learning disabilities dying prematurely

NHS hospitals need to ‘radically change’ to stop people with learning disabilities dying prematurely

By  Sue Learner, Editor It has been common knowledge for decades that people with learning disabilities and mental health problems are dying prematurely, yet a Government review has found hospitals are still not bothering to investigate these deaths. The report ‘Learning, candour and accountability’ commissioned by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and carried out by the […]

‘I lost 35 STONE but I still fear a heart attack’, says patient who says everyone deserves to be treated

Charlie Walduck from Manchester weighed a whopping 50 stone but slimmed down

‘I lost 35 STONE but I still fear a heart attack’, says patient who says everyone deserves to be treated

By: Nicola Fifield Obese: Charlie Walduck at his heaviest   Charlie Walduck weighed 50 stone at his heaviest – before losing more than 35 stone in two years. The 47-year-old from Manchester, who has since put back on a few stone, said: “Regardless of whether someone is obese, an alcoholic or a drug user – if they […]