1. Role of the Community Learning Disability Team.
Linda Swann Specialist Health Facilitator
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership
Vivien Mansfield Primary Health Care Facilitator
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

2. Community Learning Disability Teams
Teams made up of
RNLD Nurses
Therapists e.g. Specialist OT, Speech and Language Physiotherapists
Consultant Psychiatrists
Can provide:
Health facilitation
Health promotion
Advice and training
Support around behaviours deemed as challenging

3. Health Facilitation Role
This involves a focus on individual health outcomes and is recognised as a key role that could be taken on by a range of people including support workers, family carers, friends and advocates as well as health professionals.

4. Example Community LD team can offer support by;
Jo is a 26 year old person with moderate learning disabilities and autism. It has been noticed that when accessing social activities Jo has been prone to falling / tripping. Family report that Jo has never had her eyes tested. Jo gets frightened in unfamiliar places.
Community LD team can offer support by;
Offering desensitisation
Developing a health action plan outlining reasonable adjustments.
Working together with opticians to understand needs and build relationships.

5. Has your patient got a learning disability?
Do they have complex physical / mental health needs or behaviour that is presenting as a barrier to them receiving care or treatment from a health care service?
Has the person got a diagnosed learning disability?
If yes do you need advice or support from the Community Learning Disability Team?
Please contact the relevant LD Team
Community Learning Disability Teams
Monday to Friday
Knowsley
Health facilitation and
Comm LD Team…….……………
Halton
Comm LD Team:………………
Comm LD Nurse:………………
Comm LD matron:……………
St Helens
Comm LD Nurse Team:……….…
Liverpool
Comm LD Team……………………
Sefton
Comm LD Team……………………
West Lancs: Ormskirk
LD Team

6. Has your patient got a learning disability?
Community Learning Disability Teams
Monday to Friday
East Cheshire
Health Facilitation and Community LD Team
South Cheshire
Health Facilitation & Community LD Team
Vale Royal
Health Facilitation & Community LD Nurse Team
West Cheshire
Wirral
Learning Disability Child & Adolescent Mental Health Teams (LD CAMHS)
Monday to Friday
East Cheshire
Health Facilitation
South Cheshire & Vale Royal
West Cheshire
LD CAMHS Team
Wirral