Recommendation 14

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.