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Recommendation 14
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We recommend that staff involved in the treatment of autistic people and people with disabilities...
Recommendation
We recommend that staff involved in the treatment of autistic people and people with disabilities in inpatient settings receive training in care planning which has a clear and unhindered focus on: i) understanding that autistic people and people with learning disabilities have non-treatable conditions and therefore should not be assessed as having treatable or preventable conditions; ii) putting autistic people and people with learning disabilities and their families at the heart of their care and treatment planning; iii) reducing and, where possible, eliminating the use of physical or chemical restraint, and seclusion; and iv) ensuring that all Integrated Care Systems implement such high-quality training and care planning for all autistic people and people with learning disabilities and that all staff receive this training by April 2023.
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Government Response
Acknowledged
HM Government
Acknowledged
Suggestion 8 The Committee suggested that we make sure that staff in mental health hospitals who care for people with a learning disability and autistic people have proper training by April 2023. They should have training so they know about: • Working with people with a learning disability and autistic people. • Listening to people and their families. • Reducing the amount of force that is used. 21 Our reply We agree with some of this suggestion. We agree that staff should have the right training. We are starting a new training programme for health and care staff so they understand more about New working with people with a learning disability and autistic people. • We are arranging better training for staff working in mental health hospitals. This will take time. Not all staff will April have done the training by April 2023. 2023 22