The government must commit to funding social care and passing its long-delayed Mental Health Bill to prevent a repeat of the failures that led to the “cruel and inhuman” treatment of an autistic man who has been locked up for more than 10 years, experts and MPs have warned.
The Independent revealed on Thursday the harrowing story of 28-year-old Nicholas Thornton, who has lost the ability to walk and speak after being detained in inappropriate hospital and care settings for the past decade.
