Learning Disability Primary Care Service

What do we do?

• Help patients with learning disabilities to understand their own health needs so they can make good decisions about their health.
• Work with health staff to make health information easier for patients to understand. This includes advice, training and support to identify barriers to accessing health and identifying what reasonable adjustments are required to improve access to health and improve health outcomes.
• Work with patients’ Doctor and Nurses to ensure regular health checks take place.
• Work with Hospitals and Community staff to make sure patients with learning disabilities get better and return home as soon as possible.
• Support for admission and discharge to Burton Hospital and works closely with their safeguarding team to raise standards in relation to care of their patients with learning disabilities.