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Tue 25th Apr 2023

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Debate between Richard Thomson and Maria Caulfield
Tuesday 25th April 2023

(1 year, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Maria Caulfield Portrait Maria Caulfield
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I thank my hon. Friend for her work in this place. Our priority is always to ensure that children and adults with a learning disability and autistic people receive high-quality care. More than 2,000 people—children and adults—are still waiting to be discharged from in-patient facilities but that is a reduction of 30% and we are making progress. I am meeting individual integrated care boards—[Interruption.] Perhaps the shadow Minister would like to listen to this. I am meeting individual ICBs to go through their patients who are waiting to be discharged to see what more support we can give to make that happen as quickly as possible.

Richard Thomson Portrait Richard Thomson (Gordon) (SNP)
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Last year the Scottish Government announced £2 million-worth of funding and help for health boards to deliver health checks for all people with learning disabilities so that any health issues could be identified and treated as quickly as possible. What plans do the UK Government have to do similar across England?

Maria Caulfield Portrait Maria Caulfield
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We also ensure that those eligible for safe and wellbeing reviews get one. Last year about 87% of those who were eligible did so.