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Implementing 'Fulfilling and rewarding lives': consultation for statutory guidance for local authorities and NHS organisations to support implementation of the autism strategy

  • Launch date:
    29 July 2010
  • Closing date:
    22 October 2010
  • Creator/s:
    Department of Health
  • Audience:
    Health and social care professionals, Chief executives
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown
  • Gateway number:
    14477

This consultation seeks views on the draft guidance to health and social care services. The guidance has been drafted to support the implementation of the Autism Strategy 'Fulfilling and rewarding lives'.

This draft guidance should be seen in the wider economic and public spending context. It includes some elements which we are confident can be delivered within current health and social care resources. But other proposals may require additional investment or redistribution of funding and we are looking at the relative costs and benefits of these. No decisions will be taken before the Spending Review is complete in October 2010.

The guidance focuses on the seven areas required by the Autism Act 2009, in each case identifying what health and social services bodies are already expected to do, and then setting out any additional requirements introduced by the strategy. The additional requirements are focused on achieving two key outcomes:

  • improving the way health and social care services identify the needs of adults with autism, and
  • ensuring identified needs are met more effectively to improve the health and well-being of adults with autism.

Specific questions on the draft guidance are raised within the consultation document

 We want to hear from

  • adults with autism, their families and carers
  • health and social care bodies responsible for the planning, commissioning and provision of services for adults with autism and their families
  • representative local and national organisations
  • health and social care professionals, and
    any other party with an interest in improving the health and social care provided to adults with autism and their families and carers

The consultation will run from 29 July 2010 to 22 October 2010

Consultation pack

Responding to the consultation

Respondents are invited to send their responses to the questions in the consultation document by post or email to

  • Contact:
    Autism Strategy - Statutory Guidance Consultation
  • Address:
    Unit 124
    Wellington House
    133-155 Waterloo Road
    London
    SE1 8UG
  • Email:
    autism@dh.gsi.gov.uk

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