Abstract
A questionnaire was completed by 135 of the 161 (83.9%) National Health Service (NHS) trusts who provide specialist health services for people with learning disabilities in England and Wales. From these, cumulative frequencies were calculated to describe the current level of provision of NHS beds. Results vary in different parts of the country, but the majority of NHS trusts provide assessment and treatment admission beds, long-stay beds (including those NHS trusts who have completed their resettlement process) and respite care beds. A half of NHS trusts directly manage NHS day places. The high response to questionnaires indicates the current high level of interest in this issue.
Highlights
A questionnaire was sent to the Chief Executive of each National Health Service (NHS) trust requesting her/him to delegate it to the appropriate man ager for completion and return
After a period of six weeks, nonresponding NHS trusts were recontacted by a second letter to the Chief Executive, again requesting the enclosed questionnaire to be delegated to the appropriate manager for com pletion and return
Three NHS trusts did not identify the size of their target population, and so these results could not be included in the cumulative frequency tables
Summary
A questionnaire was completed by 135 of the 161 (83.9%) National Health Service (NHS) trusts who provide specialist health services tor people with learning disabilities in England and Wales. Trusts provide assessment and treatment admission beds, long-stay beds (including those NHS trusts who have completed their resettlement process) and respite care beds.
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