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Proposals to give more rights to people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions are to be unveiled by the government.
Care Minister Norman Lamb said the changes would put people in charge of their care, and promote community support as an alternative to hospital.
Mr Lamb admitted many families felt "their concerns are ignored".
Ministers pledged to move patients out of hospitals and into community care after the Winterbourne View scandal.
At Winterbourne View, a private hospital near Bristol, the BBC's Panorama programme exposed abuse of patients by staff in 2011.
Last month the National Audit Office said the government had failed to honour its pledge, because it had underestimated the "complexity and level of challenge" involved in discharging so many patients into the community.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-31759094
Care Minister Norman Lamb said the changes would put people in charge of their care, and promote community support as an alternative to hospital.
Mr Lamb admitted many families felt "their concerns are ignored".
Ministers pledged to move patients out of hospitals and into community care after the Winterbourne View scandal.
At Winterbourne View, a private hospital near Bristol, the BBC's Panorama programme exposed abuse of patients by staff in 2011.
Last month the National Audit Office said the government had failed to honour its pledge, because it had underestimated the "complexity and level of challenge" involved in discharging so many patients into the community.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-31759094