Acute Liaison Team
The Acute Liaison Team work across Nottingham University Hospitals. We cover the Queen's Medical Centre, City Hospital, and the Treatment centre sites.
Our team is made up of Learning Disability Nurses and Speech and Language Therapy.
What do we do?
We ensure patients with a learning disability get equitable access to healthcare in hospital.
We can help with:
- Reasonable adjustments.
- Best interests meetings.
- Mental capacity assessments.
- Supporting staff and patients to communicate effectively with one another.
- Accessible information on physical health conditions and procedures.
- Training and education for staff.
- Signposting to other relevant services.
How to refer
Referral Criteria
We will accept referrals for patients who have a learning disability diagnosis and are 18 years of age or older.
We are unable to undertake learning disability assessments. If you would like to refer a person for a learning disability assessment, please contact the Single Point of Access team on 0300 303 1930 or IDDReferrals@nottshc.nhs.uk.
To refer to our team you can either;
- Tel: 0115 924 9924 Extension: 82562.
- Email: nuhnt.acutelearningdisabilitiesliaisonteam@nhs.net
- Complete our referral form and send this to the above email address.
You can view our easy read referral form here: Learning Disability Liaison Team - Referral form (Printable) (opens in new window)
A completed referral form is not essential however including this in your referral will support us to reply to your query in a timelier manner.
Contact and find us
We are available 8.30am to 4.30pm - Monday to Friday (Except bank holidays)
For general enquiries, you can contact our team on:
- Tel: 0115 924 9924 Extension: 82562
- Email: nuhnt.acutelearningdisabilitiesliaisonteam@nhs.net
Hospital Learning Disability Nurses
Nottingham Hospitals - QMC and City Campus
Tel: 0115 924 9924 ext. 82562
Kings Mill Hospital, Mansfield
Tel: 01623 622515 ext. 6091
Bassetlaw Hospital, Worksop
Tel: 01909 502591
Royal Derby Hospital
Tel: 01332 788611
Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Tel: 01246 516261
Help in a crisis
Outside of office hours please contact your GP service, NHS 111, or in an emergency attend your local Accident and Emergency (A&E) department.
Printable resources
The below resources are intended to print.
- Traffic Light Assessment (PDF Form) (opens in new window)
- The Acute Learning Disability Liaison Team - Poster 2025 (PDF Form) (opens in new window)
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