PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Autism and Learning Disability: Patients (30 January 2024)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to set targets from April 2024 on reducing the number of people in inpatient settings with (a) learning disabilities and (b) autism.

Asked by:
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare (Labour)

The NHS Long Term Plan sets out a commitment to reduce reliance on mental health inpatient care for people with learning disabilities and autistic people. NHS England will publish their Operational Planning Guidance for 2024/25, which will set out the planning expectations for National Health Service systems to support delivery of NHS services next year.

Answered by:
Maria Caulfield (Conservative)
5 February 2024