NHS - Community Adult Learning Disability Nursing Team

The team provide specialised support to people with learning disabilities who are unable to access mainstream health services and aims to improve their overall health and wellbeing. The team works with adults of all ages and people in transition who require specialist planning. The team works in partnership with social work staff, primary and secondary health services, and care providers.

The intensive support team works with a small number of service users who require intensive support to prevent admission to hospital, loss of placement or contact with the criminal justice system due to behaviours or mental health needs that cannot be managed by mainstream services.

People with learning disabilities can access all of their health professionals in one team and our multidisciplinary team can help them to enjoy better health.

Referrals are accepted from single point of access (telephone number 01924 316714 Monday- Friday 9am-5pm) and anyone can refer. 

Referral criteria:

• adults with a diagnosed learning disability who are over 18 and whose needs cannot be met in mainstream services
• adults seeking a diagnosis of learning disability (psychology only)
• young people in transition from children’s services who need highly specialised support to make the transition
• Referral form can be found using the link below:-
• Referral form