The Acute Learning Disability Liaison Team

The Acute Liaison Team, work across Nottingham University Hospitals. (The Queen’s Medical Centre , City Hospital and the Treatment centre sites).

The Teams role is to ensure patients with learning disabilities get equal access to healthcare in hospital, improve the healthcare experience for patients with a learning disability and to support staff treating patients with learning disabilities. The team`s role is to:                                      

• Provide a liaison service by visiting any patient with a learning disability to assist them, their carers, and hospital staff, to achieve better outcomes from their time in hospital.
• Strategically support Nottingham University Hospitals management on issues relating to learning disabilities
• Provide an education and training service to staff in the acute hospital.