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Mental health, learning disabilities and autism
Updates
How to meet the needs of those using mental health services, and people with a learning disability, autism or both.
Updated 25 March 2020.
Guidance
Guidance including PCR testing, legal support, patient, carer and family engagement, post-discharge winter funding, clinically vulnerable and patients of all ages, Grab and Go guide and C(E)TR planner.
Updated 24 January 2022.
Improving health
Further information on how to help people with a learning disability avoid preventable illnesses.
Useful resources
The FutureNHS collaboration platform workspace is open to those working in mental health, learning disabilities and autism services including the voluntary and independent sector.
Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism bulletin
Round-up of the new guidance, communication activities and information from the national Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism and Specialised Commissioning teams from NHS England and NHS Improvement.
Letters
Letters covering vaccine-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT), Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR), remote Mental Health Act assessments, visitation, 24/7 telephone support, advice and triage.
Updated 14 September 2021.
Managing capacity and demand in inpatient and community mental health, learning disabilities and autism services for all ages
Guidance for providers and their clinical and non-clinical teams on how best to manage capacity across inpatient and community services.
Updated 17 November 2020.
Getting NHS help during the coronavirus outbreak
Information to give to patients about how to access NHS services during the pandemic.
Published 20 May 2020.
Dementia wellbeing during the pandemic
How to support the needs of people with dementia during the pandemic, with specific actions to take at each stage.