Transforming Care - history and future
This page askes the question 'What is Transforming Care?' It includes a summary of the history of Transforming Care, and details of how the CBF has been involved.
Introduction
Since the publication of Transforming Care in 2012, successive targets to reduce the number of people with a learning disability and autistic people detained in inpatient units have been missed. The most recent of these targets was to reduce the number of people detained by half by March 2024 – but analysis of the data published NHS Digital suggests that, on the current pace of change, this is going to be missed by six years.
We will continue to monitor the data produced and push for stronger plans and actions to ensure that people with a learning disability and autistic people are not admitted to inpatient units; that those who are currently detained are discharged; and that there is the right support, in the right place, at the right time to enable them to live in their communities.
Latest figures:
The total number of children, young people and adults with a learning disability and/or autism in inpatient services at the end of February 2024 was 2,045, including 210 under 18s.- 225 people had a delayed transfer of care; the key reasons identified were lack of suitable housing and lack of social care.
- The average length of stay in inpatient services is 4.9 years.
- The total number of reported restrictive interventions in November 2023 was 5,570, including 1,785 that were used against children
Updated March 2024
For further details please see the most recent NHS Digital data publications here
Infographics
Click on the buttons below to see our infographics displaying the data for each month
