Our Services A - Z - Learning Disability & Autism Specialist Support

MWL has Learning Disability Specialist Nurses to support adult patients with Learning Disabilities / Autism to ensure all reasonable adjustments are in place to help facilitate a positive experience when attending Whiston & St Helens Hospitals.

Please make contact if you require advice / support regarding the care of a patient with a learning disability and / or autism.

We can provide support & advice on:

• Planning for admissions and outpatient appointments
• Ensuring “Reasonable Adjustments” are put in place to enable patients to access care safely. Advice on Hospital Passports
• Ensuring all Patients with a Learning Disability and / or Autism have an alert placed on Electronic Patient Records
• Advice in relation of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 for Patients with Learning Disabilities who may lack capacity to consent to treatment
• Provide guidance for staff teams if a patient is anxious about treatment / provide distraction therapy / pictorial communication to aid understanding.
• Sign post you to resources e.g. easy read
• Support to ensure safe discharge planning: through liaison with Community Learning Disability Teams.

 Please make contact with our Specialist Learning Disability / Autism Nurse.

( 0151 290 4946

Contact our Learning Disability Specialist Nurses who can provide information on:

• Health Passports
• Carers passports
• Staying in Hospital Information packs
• Accessible information via our Patient Advocacy Liaison Service (PALS).