UK Department of Health & Social Care

07/19/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 07/19/2021 04:16

COVID-19: supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults

Guidance

COVID-19: supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults

Guidance for care staff who are supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

From:Department of Health and Social CarePublished24 April 2020Last updated 19 July 2021 - See all updates
Applies to: England

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This guidance is for care workers and personal assistants who support adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults.

The guidance will help care staff to:

  • keep people with learning disabilities and autistic people safe
  • support them to understand the changes they need to make during the COVID-19 outbreak
  • protect their own wellbeing
Published 24 April 2020
Last updated 19 July 2021 + show all updates
  1. 19 July 2021

    Updated guidance in line with the lifting of most legal restrictions to control COVID-19 from 19 July 2021, as we move to Step 4 of the COVID-19 roadmap.

  2. 10 May 2021

    Updated to reflect easing of some COVID-19 restrictions from 12 April.

  3. 31 March 2021

    Updated to reflect easing of some COVID-19 restrictions from 29 March.

  4. 26 February 2021

    Updated guidance under 'Social distancing' to include that the government has published the 'COVID-19 Response - Spring 2021' setting out the roadmap out of the current lockdown for England, and that from 8 March some of the rules on what you can and cannot do will be changing.

  5. 14 January 2021

    This guidance has been updated to reflect new national lockdown rules in England.

  6. 26 November 2020

    Updated to include relevant links to guidance on the local restriction tier system that will be in place in England from 2 December.

  7. 5 November 2020

    Updated to include links to the guidance on the new national restrictions which will apply in England from 5 November.

  8. 20 October 2020

    Updated to include guidance on local COVID-19 alert levels, updated links to accessible resources and removed outdated links to easy-reads.

  9. 29 September 2020

    Replaced links to social distancing guidance and easy-read counterpart with updated guidance on staying alert and safe, coronavirus outbreak FAQs and guidance on meeting with others safely. Updated links to guidance on both supported living and home care provision.

  10. 24 April 2020

    First published.