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<p>This information is not available in the format requested. The table below shows
the number of referrals with a learning disability who finished a course of treatment
in Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services, in Quarter 1 and Quarter
2 2014/15. These data are based upon a count of referrals within IAPT services, not
distinct people.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>All
referrals finishing a course of treatment</p><p> </p></td><td><p>Referrals with a
learning disability finishing a course of treatment</p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Quarter
2 2014/15</p></td><td><p>114,697</p></td><td><p>2,786</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Quarter
1 2014/15</p></td><td><p>110,450</p></td><td><p>1,187</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><em>Source</em>: Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) Dataset</p><p>
</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>This Government has invested over £400 million
over the course of this spending review to make a choice of psychological therapies
available for people who need them in all parts of England; this includes people with
a learning disability.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>In the new five-year
plan for mental health, <em>Achieving Better Access to Mental Health Services by 2020</em>,
we freed up £80 million for 2015-16. This will, for the first time ever, enable the
setting of access and waiting time standards in mental health services, including
for people with mental health problems and learning disabilities. The standards will
include:</p><p> </p><p>- treatment within six weeks for 75% of people referred to
the IAPT programme, with 95% of people being treated within 18 weeks; and</p><p> </p><p>-
treatment within two weeks for more than 50% of people experiencing a first episode
of psychosis.</p><p> </p><p>The IAPT programme is working with the Foundation for
People with Learning Disabilities to update its Positive Practice Guide. The update
is due later this year.</p><p> </p>
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