Mental health

Down's syndrome patient died after being wrongly detained in hospital

By The Press Association2011-11-23T10:54:00

Hospital nurse checking patient with clipboard

A patient with Down’s Syndrome had his basic human rights ignored after he was detained in hospital and then kept locked up before he died, an investigation has found.

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