The Learning Disability Service Eastfield Clinic Westway Scarborough North Yorkshire YO11 3EG O1723 580940
Who Are We? We are a team of health professionals offering a service to children and adults with Learning Disabilities. We work closely with other agencies including Social Services. The service is available to anyone living in the Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale areas.
Who's in the team? Adult Nursing Team –work with people with a Learning Disability aged 18+ The “Children’s Health Team” -Working with children (aged 0-19)with learning disability and developmental delay. (No LD psychiatry – CAMHS) Occupational Therapist – 18+ Speech & Language Therapy-18+ Symbolic language Advisor works with Adults, provides symbolic support to the Children's Team.
Who's in the team? Psychiatry -18+ Psychology – works with Adult and Children's Strategic Health Facilitation Forensic Community Team – 18+ Physiotherapy- 18+ Admin Team
We offer training and support around … Positive Behaviour Support Mental Health Problems Health Assessment/Health Action Plans Communication assessments Independence Skills/OT assessments Epilepsy Training/Support (Neurology) Sexual Health
We offer support to… Support with medical appointments if someone lives independently. Assessment of daily living skills Aids and adaption's – bath seats, walkers etc Sign posting to other services
Training Health Promotion Advice/Health Facilitation Anxiety management groups/sexual health Learning Disability Awareness Positive Behaviour support Dementia
Referrals The team accept referrals from GP’s, Social care, self referral, carers, family members etc. . Please see criteria hand-out. All referrals are sent to our Single point of access email TEWV.NYLDreferrals@nhs.net
What we don’t do….. Assessments for housing –Stonham Housing, MIND, Foundation Housing and DAG (Disability Action Group) Social care assessments- day activities, care support – Adult and Community Services (Social services) Financial assessments- Adult and Community Service
Support with Benefits –MIND, DAG (Disability Action Group) Continence assessments – Scarborough Hospital. Carers Assessments- ASC Parenting Assessments
Additional Information If you require information about a particular team, leaflets are also available in a symbolic format. How to contact us? By telephone 01723 580940 By facsimile 01723 580946 By letter Or in person at the address below: Learning Disability Service, Eastfield Clinic, Westway, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO11 3JP
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