Inquest into death of man with Down’s syndrome criticises care home and hospital over his treatmentAn inquest into the early and preventable death of Richard Handley, a young man who had Down’s syndrome and suffered lifelong constipation, has found “gross [and] very significant failures” at almost every stage of his care.The coroner, Peter Dean, criticised Handley’s care provider, GP practice, psychiatrist, social workers and staff at Ipswich hospital when he recorded a narrative verdict at Ipswich coroners court. The multiple omissions of care, he said, created an “extreme and tragic situation” that led to Handley’s death from constipation, a “condition that one is not expected to die of”. Continue reading…
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