mother sobbed as she described the “barbaric and inhumane” treatment of her autistic daughter while she was in the care of the NHS.
NHS worker Benji O’Reilly gave distressing evidence to MPs about the treatment of her teenage daughter, who has autism and mental health issues.
She said that she felt “desperately let down by the NHS” as she described the “prison-like environment” her daughter had endured.
I will never forget (seeing her) on one side of the door, screaming and crying for her mum and me on the other crying, begging to be able to see my daughter and comfort her, and she was just physically pulled away and restrained in front of my eyes
Meanwhile, the mother of Connor Sparrowhawk, who died in a bath in a specialist learning disability unit, said that there was “no reason” people should be restrained or secluded for health-related reasons.
Ms O’Reilly, a former nurse who now works in healthcare planning, said that restraint should be banned and would be seen as “criminal” in the outside world.
She said that the current system is “broken,…
