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<p>The Transforming Care programme is making progress in moving people out of inpatient
settings. Local Transforming Care Partnerships reduced the overall number of people
with learning disabilities and/or autism in mental health hospitals by 11% from October
2015 to December 2016, according to published data. This is line with the 35-50% reduction
we committed to achieving by 2019 in <em>Building the Right Support</em>.</p><p> </p><p>NHS
England is supporting areas to put in place new preventative services, such as intensive
community support teams, to support people at points of crisis so that they do not
need to be admitted to hospital. NHS England is investing £10 million per year, matched
by clinical commissioning groups, to support the growth in services such as these.</p><p>
</p><p>NHS England is also rolling out pre-admission care and treatment reviews to
assess whether there are viable alternative options when making a decision to admit
an individual. NHS England is making available £20 million in capital per year to
support an expansion in community based support for people with a learning disability.</p><p>
</p><p>The Department is commissioning a full and independent evaluation of the Transforming
Care programme, which will focus on measuring changes in quality of life and of care
over time, to assess the impact of the programme on the lived experience of people
with learning disabilities.</p>
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