Autism and Learning Disability: Social Services
(asked on 6th December 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to recommendation 3 of the Care Quality Commission report Out of Sight – who cares? Restraint, segregation and seclusion review, what steps he is taking to increase the number and quality of community teams to support (a) autistic people and (b) people with learning disabilities.
Answered by
Maria Caulfield
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)
In 2022/23, £40 million has been invested to improve the capacity and capability of seven days a week specialist multidisciplinary and crisis support for autistic people and those with a learning disability. We have also provided £30 million for keyworkers for children and young people with the most complex needs.
We continue to support local areas in the delivery of Care (Education) and Treatment Reviews and dynamic support registers to ensure the appropriate support is available for children, young people and their families in the community. NHS England will publish refreshed guidance in 2022/23.