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Written question asked by Robert Buckland (Conservative) on Friday, 26 April 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 30 April 2024. It was answered by Maria Caulfield (Conservative) on Thursday, 2 May 2024 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Autism and Learning Disability

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of NHS England’s Dynamic Support Register policy.

Answer

NHS England published updated policy and guidance on Dynamic Support Registers (DSRs) and Care (Education) and Treatment Reviews (C(E)TRs) on 25 January 2023, for implementation from 1 May 2023. The purpose of the updated policy and guidance is to help ensure that people with a learning disability and autistic people get the right support, to stay well in their communities.

NHS England produced the updated policy and guidance following a process of reviewing the learning since the inception of DSRs and C(E)TRs, including consultation and engagement with people with lived experience. This process included drawing on the findings of the Norfolk Safeguarding Adults Board’s review of the deaths of Joanna, Jon, and Ben at Cawston Park in Norfolk, and the subsequent safe and wellbeing reviews for all people with a learning disability and autistic people in mental health hospitals.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
23859
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Autism Learning disability
Link
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