In collaboration with the Local Government Association and Association of Directors of Adult Social Services as Partners in Care and Health, we have published this letter which identifies five key actions that will have the biggest impact on supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people to leave mental health hospital.

Nearly 10,000 discharges to the community have been achieved since 2015. The letter asks colleagues working in integrated care systems across health and social care to make a concerted effort to continue to help people with a learning disability and autistic people leave hospital when they no longer need hospital care.