Publication, Part of Learning Disability Services Statistics
Learning Disability Services Monthly Statistics, AT: December 2021, MHSDS: October 2021 Final
Official statistics, Experimental statistics
MHSDS version change
From October 2021, LD MHSDS data is collected under MHSDS version 5. Data for October 2021 was added retrospectively to this publication on 17th February 2022.
All data available for this publication continues to be available in MHSDS v5.
The figures in the restrictive interventions data are lower than in previous months due to the reduced number of providers submitting restrictive interventions data. They are, however, in line with what would be expected based on the providers that did submit. The restrictive interventions measures methodology will be reviewed in 2022 to take account of the new restrictive interventions table structure in version 5.
15 February 2022 10:20 AM
AT discharge destination
The Assuring Transformation (AT) key facts and summary report were updated to correct the number of discharges to the community and other hospital settings, for December 2021. Discharges to the community was updated from 95 to 90, and discharges to other hospital setting from 25 to 30. The information presented in the data tables and csv was correct as originally published.
15 February 2022 10:20 AM
Summary
Latest monthly statistics on Learning Disabilities and Autism (LDA) patients from the Assuring Transformation (AT) collection and Mental Health Services Data Set (MHSDS).
Data on inpatients with learning disabilities and/or autism are being collected both within the AT collection and MHSDS. There are differences in the inpatient figures between the AT and MHSDS data sets and work has been ongoing to better understand these. LDA data from MHSDS are experimental statistics.
From October 2021, LD MHSDS data has been collected under MHSDS version 5.
A number of comparators are usually published each month to assess the differences in reporting between the collections. Please note, this was not available this month.
Disruption relating to the coronavirus illness (COVID-19) would seem to be affecting the quality and coverage of some of our statistics, such as an increase in non-submissions for some datasets. We have also seen some different patterns in the submitted data. For example, fewer patients are being admitted to and discharged from hospital. Therefore, data should be interpreted with care over the COVID-19 period.
Key Facts
There were 2,065 learning disabilities and/or autism inpatients at the end of the month.
1,150 (56%) had a total length of stay of over 2 years.
65 were admitted to hospital.
30 were first admissions in a year, 15 were readmissions within a year of the previous discharge, and 25 were transfers from other hospitals.
130 were discharged from hospital
90 (70%) of these were discharged back into the community.
There were 3,490 learning disabilities and/or autism inpatients at the end of the month
1,030 were admitted to hospital
1,095 were discharged from hospital
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Resources
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