Plain Facts Print Version
listen here
Closing the Last Hospitals
   

Some of the last hospitals for people with learning difficulties are closing.

Jean Collins found out what is being done to help people leave.

 picture of a hospital

There are still people with learning difficulties waiting to leave hospital.

People with learning difficulties often have no choice about where to live after they leave hospital.

Some new homes in the community are run like hospitals.
Not all hospitals are going to close.
Many services are working hard to make things better for people with learning difficulties.