Fifth Report - The treatment of autistic people and people with learning disabilities

The government rejects the recommendation to ban long-term admissions and implement the Trieste model, stating it does not want to prevent necessary mental health hospital admissions but aims for shorter stays and increased community support.

The government rejects the recommendation to close all Assessment and Treatment Units (ATUs) within two years, instead stating the importance of mental health treatment places and ensuring quality of care.

The government has looked into creating an Intellectual Disability Physician role but is concerned about potential negative effects, opting instead to focus on training all doctors to work with autistic people and those with learning disabilities.

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.

The government rejects the recommendation for mandatory independent reviews of deaths, stating they already look into reasons for deaths in mental health hospitals with appropriate local involvement.

The government rejects the recommendation to mandate an independent review of all deaths, stating they already investigate deaths of people with learning disabilities and autistic people in mental health hospitals locally.