Written question asked by Jonathan Reynolds (Labour) on Thursday, 19 May 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 24 May 2016 (named day). It was answered by Alistair Burt (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 May 2016 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Health Services: Learning Disability
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average length of time is that a patient stays in an Assessment and Treatment Unit.
- Answer
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At the end of April 2016 for inpatients with a learning disability and/or autism, the average length of stay was 1,095 days. The total number of inpatients was 2,565. 415 were diagnosed with autism only and 555 patients had a learning disability and autism (Learning Disability Services Monthly Statistics, April 2016).
The average weekly cost for inpatient care was £3,563 per week in September 2015 (Learning Disability Census: England 2015)
Both the Learning Disability Services Monthly Statistics and the Learning Disability Census provide data on people with learning disabilities and/or autism spectrum disorder receiving inpatient care commissioned in England.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 37697
- Session
- 2016-17
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Health services Learning disability
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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