Learning Disabilities and Autism Hospital at Home Service
The Learning Disability and Autism Hospital at Home service (LDA H@H) works alongside young people with a moderate to severe learning disability and/or autism with a high degree of functional impairment. We offer an alternative to inpatient admission.
We work with the most unwell young people, families and local community services to provide high-quality care as close to home as possible, via an ‘out of hospital’ service meaning:
- Unnecessary admissions are avoided
- Demand on families to travel long distances to visit their loved ones in hospital is reduced
- Enhanced continued engagement with community clinical teams is available
- Where admission cannot be prevented, early therapeutic leave from inpatient units to support transition is encouraged
- Length of stay in inpatient units is minimised.
Page last reviewed: 2 July, 2025