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Adults with a learning disability and autistic adults in inpatient settings

Number of people with a learning disability and/or autistic people who were inpatients in a mental health hospital, by Integrated Care Board (ICB), March 2024 to March 2026.
Date published:
7 October 2026

Request received

Request received for the percentage change in the number of people with a learning disability and autistic people in mental health hospitals, by Integrated Care Board (ICB), for the years ending March 2025 and March 2026, and whether each ICB met its reduction target.

Our response

In response we have provided:

  • the number of adult patients with a learning disability, and the number of autistic adult patients without a learning disability, in a mental health hospital at March 2024, March 2025 and March 2026, by ICB
  • the percentage change in patient numbers between March 2024 and March 2025, and between March 2024 and March 2026, by ICB
  • whether each ICB met its reduction targets for 2025/26
  • data is provided for the 36 ICBs in operation as at 1 April 2026

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Last edited: 7 October 2026 1:48 pm