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Back in 2018, File on 4 revealed the story of Bethany – an autistic teenager who had been locked in a hospital room alone for two years, her only contact with the outside world through a hatch.
Yet this target has been missed. And almost one in 5 patients with learning disabilities still in hospital has now been there for over ten years.
A series of damning reports – most recently from the CQC – have called for urgent reform. So what has gone wrong with Transforming Care?
Reporter: Melanie Abbott
By BBC Radio 44.3
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Back in 2018, File on 4 revealed the story of Bethany – an autistic teenager who had been locked in a hospital room alone for two years, her only contact with the outside world through a hatch.
Yet this target has been missed. And almost one in 5 patients with learning disabilities still in hospital has now been there for over ten years.
A series of damning reports – most recently from the CQC – have called for urgent reform. So what has gone wrong with Transforming Care?
Reporter: Melanie Abbott

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