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Transforming Care means changing things to

make health and social care better.

The Government found out that lots of people

were living in hospitals and this had to change.

Hospitals are not homes.

What is Transforming Care?

Too many people with learning disabilities and/or autism go into hospital when there

should be a better option for them.

People should be able to live in their local

community and get the support they need to

live well.

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The agreement promised to make health and

social care better and to move people who

should not have been placed in hospital into

the community.

After Winterbourne View closed, the

Government signed an agreement on

Transforming Care.

In 2011, a hospital called Winterbourne View

had to close. The hospital treated people with

learning disabilities very badly.

The Government and organisations across

health and social care are making plans to

transform care for people with learning

disabilities, autism, mental health issues or

behaviour that challenges.

What the Government said about Winterbourne View:

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Not person centred

People living too far from home

No outcomes

Expensive careInstitutional

Poor communication

between agencies

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Person centred Local care

Outcomes are important

Value for money In the community

Joint working between

all partners

What the Government says about Transforming Care

Who is the Plan for?

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Some people find it difficult to cope, and

have behaviour that is concerning.

The Plan is for children, young people and

adults who have a learning disability or autism.

Some people may also have a mental

health problem.

There are 48 Transforming Care Partnerships

across the country.

Plans include improving community services so

that people can live near their family and

friends, and making sure that the right staff with

the right skills are there to support and care for

people.

Each of the local plans will be ‘living’

documents, continuing to be developed in

partnership with people and their families and

carers, as well as charities and other groups.

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Transforming Care Partnerships

Each Partnership is working on their own plan.