Charities warn pledge to reduce locked-in patients in Scotland will not be met
Charlie McMillan says there are a number of stumbling blocks
Richard Baker, the head of campaigns at the charity Enable Scotland, said he did not think it would be possible for the government to meet that pledge. "We think it is absolutely vital that when we get to next March we don't just see a re-calculation of these figures."Charlie McMillan, the chief executive of the Scottish Council for Learning Disabilities, said there was a lack of suitable accommodation, a lack of support staff and lack of visibility because many people were literally behind locked doors."One of the biggest is stumbling blocks that people with learning disabilities are invisible - we are not counting them.
Jamie, who is now 25, has been stuck in hospital for years. Sylvia says during Covid his behaviour deteriorated because he could not see his family and did not understand why. "It would be easy to get Jamie out yet they are not trying. They need to let some red tape go somewhere." Last summer Louis moved into his own home in Perthshire with round-the-clock carers where he is happy and settled.Louis and Kate have been working with academics at Napier University on what works to help others move smoothly into their own homes. The research found listening to the voices and needs of the families and the people locked in is vital.
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