PMBlackburn published Hospital autism and learning disability beds to be cut by more...

The number of hospital beds available for people with learning disabilities and autism in Nottinghamshire are to be reduced by around 60 per cent – as part of national plans to transform the health system. The county has been given £1.21 million by the government to be one of the pilot sites for the project with health bosses claiming the beds will be replaced by "high-quality" community care. The move is a response to the abuse scandal of Winterbourne View care home...