Improving services for people with learning disabilities and/or autism who display behaviour that challenges.
(including those with a mental health condition) so they will benefit from better care options in the community instead of being in hospital.
What does this mean for people?
- Bringing people currently in specialist beds back from hospital as soon as possible
- More choice for people and their family around care in the local community
- Innovative services and intensive support for those that need it
- Undertake care and treatment reviews (CTR) with the aim of reducing admissions and unnecessarily lengthy stays in hospitals and reducing health inequalities
- Ensuring that people do not get admitted in the first place and if this is the case, ensuring that they stay there for as short a period as possible
What are we aiming for?
Our vision is for all people with learning disabilities and/or autism in Somerset to be able to say:
- I have a good quality of life that I enjoy
- I have purpose to my day and I am valued by my community
- I feel safe in my home and the community
- I choose where I live and with whom
- I can get support in my local community when I need it
- I am treated with dignity and respect
What does this mean to you?
Think ‘Transforming Care’ if you identify any of the following triggers in the people that you work with:
- behaviours which may lead to contact with the criminal justice system
- risky behaviours which may put themselves or others at risk
- displays of self-injurious or aggressive behaviour, not related to severe mental ill-health – often a severe learning disability
- mental health problems which result in challenging behaviours
How you can make a difference
- All relevant partner agencies are responsible for working together across multi-disciplinary pathways to ensure that patients receive the best service possible
- By working together, you and other professionals can identify people quickly and take early action to avoid unnecessary admittance to hospital
For more information visit www.england.nhs.uk/learning-disabilities/care
Supported by the Department of Health, NHS England, the LGAm ADASS, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Health Education England (HEE)