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Tony Hickmott: Autistic man was ‘loneliest man in the hospital’

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Phil Devine meets the folk of Tony Hickmott, who he says turned into the ”loneliest man in the scientific institution”

A whistle-blower in the case of an autistic man who has been detained in scientific institution since 2001 says he feels complicit in his “neglect and abuse”.

A BBC investigation discovered 100 of us with studying disabilities accept as true with been held in specialist hospitals for 20 years or extra, alongside with Tony Hickmott.

His other folks are combating to secure him rehoused in the neighborhood.

A toughen worker at a scientific institution where Mr Hickmott has been detained acknowledged he turned into the “loneliest man in the scientific institution”.

The firm that ran the scientific institution until 2020 not exists and inclined directors, who the BBC contacted, declined to comment.

Mr Hickmott turned into sectioned below the Mental Health Act in 2001. His other folks, Pam and Roy Hickmott, accept as true with been told he might maybe well maybe be treated for 9 months, after which he might maybe well maybe be in a dwelling to approach wait on house.

He is now 44 – and despite the incontrovertible reality that he turned into declared “match for discharge” by psychiatrists in 2013, he is unexcited making an try forward to authorities to secure him a right house with the exact diploma of adore his wants.

Final month, the BBC overturned a court docket snarl allowing the reporting of his memoir – one that’s now in the fingers of the Court docket of Security.

‘Locked up with criminals’

Following the document, Phil Devine came forward to discuss prerequisites at the scientific institution, which we’re not naming for Mr Hickmott’s care and wellbeing.

Mr Devine acknowledged he worked in the interior most, low-salvage scientific institution as a cleaner and a toughen worker between 2015 and 2017.

It turned into speed by a firm that at the time turned into known as the Huntercombe Neighborhood, until it turned into supplied ideal year.

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Phil has now met Tony’s other folks to present them an fable of how he felt the blueprint had failed their son

A few of the sufferers there had dedicated crimes, whereas others, adore Mr Hickmott, accept as true with been detained below the Mental Health Act.

Mr Devine acknowledged easiest Mr Hickmott’s general wants accept as true with been met. “Nearly adore an animal, he turned into fed, watered and cleaned. If one thing else took location past that, incredible, but when it didn’t, then it turned into unexcited k.”

“The management at the scientific institution acknowledged to us: ‘Here is a care blueprint. At so and so time secure breakfast, at so and so time secure him dressed’. That’s correct a agenda – that’s not a care blueprint,” he acknowledged. “It turned into strict, it turned into inflexible. Nevertheless that turned into all Tony had.”

Mr Devine acknowledged not like many replacement sufferers in the scientific institution, Mr Hickmott had very limited freedom. He spent all of his time in segregation.

Mr Devine believes this turned into basically correct down to the likelihood of different sufferers in the scientific institution. He acknowledged: “He had on no account dedicated against the law, but right here he turned into, dwelling in solitary confinement.”

He has now met Mr Hickmott’s other folks to present them an fable of how he felt the blueprint had failed their son.

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In 2020, the scientific institution turned into assign into particular measures since it didn’t always “meet the wants of complex sufferers”. A document highlighted excessive stages of restraint and overuse of treatment, a lack of agreeable and competent employees and an amplify of violence on many wards.

The scientific institution has now been taken out of particular measures but unexcited “requires enchancment”, basically based on the Care Quality Price.

‘Homes not hospitals’

Mr Hickmott will not be alone in his detention. There are in the intervening time 2,070 sufferers held in hospitals and different salvage settings across England. Some 100 of these accept as true with been detained for better than 20 years.

In 2015, the executive promised “properties not hospitals” when it launched its Reworking Care programme in the wake of the abuse and neglect scandal uncovered by the BBC at Winterbourne Stumble on specialist scientific institution, shut to Bristol.

It has continually disregarded its targets to shut beds and pass of us shut to house, wait on in their neighborhood with the exact care and independence.

The Huntercombe Neighborhood, which ran the scientific institution, turned into supplied in gradual 2020 by its father or mother firm, Four Seasons, which is in the intervening time in administration.

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Tony turned into sectioned below the Mental Health Act in 2001

While the title unexcited exists, the old firm will not be any longer in existence.

In a assertion, the team acknowledged: “The Huntercombe Neighborhood that ran this scientific institution as a lot as the reside of 2020 are a distinct appropriate entity to the novel Huntercombe Neighborhood, who accept as true with been not established at the time and therefore not focused on offering products and companies.

“All affected person recordsdata from the scientific institution are held by the old house owners of the inclined team, and as such the novel Huntercombe Neighborhood care for no recordsdata of sufferers.”

A spokesperson for the NHS acknowledged it turned into working closely with Tony, his family and native commissioners to meet his complex care wants.

It acknowledged the selection of of us with a studying incapacity or autism who accept as true with been in a mental health inpatient surroundings had reduced by 28% since March 2015.

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