Autism: South of England
(asked on 2nd March 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many places in residential care settings dedicated for profoundly autistic adults there are in (a) West Sussex, (b) Hampshire and (c) Surrey.
The information requested is not available. The Department does not collect data on care settings places for autism only. The following table shows data on total capacity in care homes that are able to serve users with learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder.
Local authority | Hampshire | Surrey | West Sussex |
Number of beds in care homes that can serve users with learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder | 1,659 | 2,338 | 1,585 |
All Care Home Beds in local authority | 14,127 | 13,567 | 9,950 |
Source: The CQC Care Directory data as of 1 March 2023.