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<p>NHS England and NHS Improvement have published guidance for mental health, learning
disabilities and autism, and specialised commissioning services during the pandemic.
It provides considerations for National Health Service commissioned services to help
them meet the general principles laid out in that document, including that people
with mental health needs, a learning disability or autism receive the same degree
of protection and support with managing COVID-19 as other people, that decisions balance
clinical need, patient safety and risk, and that providers maximise the use of digital
technologies to ensure continuity of care.</p><p>The Care Quality Commission, as the
independent regulator of health and social care in England, also continues, through
its emergency support framework, to take action to keep people safe and support providers.</p><p>
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