NAS response to The Cavendish Review National Autistic Society 1 min read10 July 2013 Partner content Commenting on The Cavendish Review's recommendation that health care assistants who provide basic care in hospitals, care homes and at home should go through a universal training system and gain accreditation before they can work unsupervised, The National Autistic Society's Chief Executive Mark Lever said: “We all have a duty of care to protect people with autism and other disabilities from harm and to treat them with dignity and respect. "Providing the right staff training is esential in making sure that the kinds of revelations seen at Stafford Hospital and Winterbourne View stay firmly in the past - but this must be combined with careful recruitment, regular inspections, and a culture of mutual respect and support." Related London Still Dominates Our Economy. Can The Trend Finally Be Reversed? By Benedict Cooper 12 May