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Recommendation 18
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Rejected
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We recommend that the Department and NHS England & Improvement undertake an assessment of the...
Recommendation
We recommend that the Department and NHS England & Improvement undertake an assessment of the merits of establishing the Intellectual Disability Physician as a new professional discipline within the NHS with the objective of reducing admissions 42 The treatment of autistic people and people with learning disabilities and the length of hospital stays for people with intellectual disabilities; as well as improving the quality of care autistic people and people with learning disabilities receive. We expect an update on this matter by the end of 2021.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government has considered assessing a new Intellectual Disability Physician role but rejects it due to concerns about potential negative effects, preferring to focus on training all doctors to work with autistic people and those with learning disabilities.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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We agree. Government has looked into this. But we are worried this could have some bad effects within health care services. We would rather all doctors are able to work with people with a learning disability and autistic people. We have been working to create training for health care staff. The training will teach them about working with people with a learning disability and autistic people.
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