Who we are
We are a multi-disciplinary team that includes occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, community learning disability nurses, physiotherapists, a vision and hearing support team, assistant practitioners, a clinical support team and practice partners who work across Kent with adults who have a learning disability. We work in integrated teams across Kent and Medway alongside care managers, psychiatrists and psychologists, which form the Learning Disability Alliance.
What we do
We provide specialist health advice to people with learning disabilities, their carers, families and the wider health and social care community.
We work with our partners to provide care that is centred on the individual with learning disabilities, supporting them, their families and carers by signposting them to and helping them access hospitals and other mainstream services, in line with reasonable adjustments.
We also provide specialist direct clinical therapeutic support for people with complex behavioural, physical and mental health support needs.
We provide this service with Kent County Council, Medway Council and Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust. Together we strive to make a difference by providing health and social care to people with learning disabilities which meets their individual needs. We also work with our partners to support young people moving from children’s learning disability services into adult learning disability services.