Learning Disabilities Annual Census Report, England

Published by:
NHS Digital
Last updated:
05 April 2016
Topic:
Health
Licence:
Open Government Licence

Summary

This report presents initial findings from the Learning Disability Census. Data were collected via the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) on behalf of the Department of Health, the Care Quality Commission, Public Health England and NHS England.

The Learning Disability Census provides an individual record-level snapshot of inpatients with learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorder and/or behaviour that challenges, and the services they receive, for patients who were inpatients in NHS and independent services at midnight on 30 September each year.

This initial release reports at England level on key findings of the Census.

The principal aim of the Census is to deliver action 17 in ‘Transforming Care: A national response to Winterbourne View Hospital - “an audit of current services for people with challenging behaviour to take a snapshot of provision, numbers of out of area placements and lengths of stay”.

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Learning Disability Census - further detail and regional data CSV 05 April 2016 Preview
Learning Disability Census CSV 15 December 2015 Preview
Learning Disability Census XLS 29 January 2015 Not available
Learning Disability Census XLS 13 December 2013 Not available

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Learning Disability Census HTML 29 January 2015
Methodology and Background Quality Report PDF 29 January 2015
CSV Metadata XLS 15 December 2015
CSV Metadata - further detail XLS 05 April 2016

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