Progress report published on transforming care for people with learning disabilities

NHS England has set out a clear programme of work with other national partners, outlined in ‘Transforming Care – Next Steps’, to improve services for people with learning disabilities and/or autism, and drive system-wide change. This will enable more people to live in the community, with the right support, ideally close to home.

Led jointly by NHS England, the Association of Adult Social Services (ADASS), the Care Quality Commission (CQC), Local Government Association (LGA), Health Education England (HEE) and the Department of Health (DH), the Transforming Care programme focuses on the five key areas of: empowering individuals; right care, right place; workforce; regulation; and data.

The report acknowledges that while progress has been made, there is still much more to do to ensure that where it is appropriate, people are cared for in the community and close to home.