1. The Learning Disability Service
Eastfield Clinic
Westway
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO11 3EG O

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. Training Health Promotion Advice/Health Facilitation
Anxiety management groups/sexual health
Learning Disability Awareness
Positive Behaviour support
Dementia

8. 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

9. 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

10. Support with Benefits –MIND, DAG (Disability Action Group)
Continence assessments – Scarborough Hospital.
Carers Assessments- ASC
Parenting Assessments

11. Additional Information
If you require information about a particular team, leaflets are also available in a symbolic format.
How to contact us?
By telephone
By facsimile
By letter
Or in person at the address below:
Learning Disability Service, Eastfield Clinic, Westway, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO11 3JP

12. Any questions?