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Written question asked by David Amess (Conservative) on Monday, 28 June 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 30 June 2021. It was answered by Helen Whately (Conservative) on Tuesday, 6 July 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Compulsorily Detained Psychiatric Patients: Learning Disability

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress is being made on providing indicative discharge dates or an action plan to people with learning disabilities detained under the Mental Health Act.

Answer

Discharge planning should start as soon as possible after admission to a mental health inpatient setting through a Care and Treatment Review. Health commissioners are required to report whether there is a planned date of discharge or transfer via the Assuring Transformation dataset published by NHS Digital. As of May 2021, 43% of current inpatients had a date for discharge or transfer.

We set out our proposed reforms in the Mental Health Act White Paper published on 13 January 2021. A Government response to the consultation will be published in due course.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
23033
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Compulsorily detained psychiatric patients Learning disability
Link
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