Ombudsman's report

In March 2009 the Health Ombudsman published a damning indictment of the appalling neglect of six people with a learning disability who died in NHS care.

The six deaths were originally described in Mencap's 'Death by indifference' report. Mencap believes that:

• Every individual with a learning disability must receive the equal healthcare they have a human right to.
• Every person working in the NHS, from nurses to chief executives of strategic health authorities, must treat this issue as a priority. 

This means ensuring that all of the recommendations from the Health Ombudsman's reports and from Sir Jonathan Michael's independent inquiry are fully implemented.

Read Mencap's response to the report and our briefings on each of the six individual cases.

Read an easy read summary of the Ombudsman's findings.