A question on #HealthServices #Autism tabled by Jack Abbott on 17-04-2025 has been answered by Stephen Kinnock.

Heading: Health Services: Autism
Question ID: 1795009
UIN: 46288
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-17
Asking Member ID: 5131
Asking Member display name: Jack Abbott
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Jack Abbott
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the accessibility of the NHS for autistic people.
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Date answered: 2025-04-28
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4359
Answering Member display name: Stephen Kinnock
Answering Member handle: skinnock
Answering Member Twitter reference: @skinnock
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Answer text: Under the Health and Care Act 2022, from 1 July 2022, Care Quality Commission-registered providers are required to ensure their staff receive specific training on learning disability and autism appropriate to their role. This will help to ensure that staf...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
Tweeted: true