Access to Healthcare for People with Learning Disabilities

All services within Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Trust are available to people with a learning disability.

Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Trust is committed to ensuring that we make reasonable adjustments to how we offer our services to improve the health of our patients with learning disabilities.

Questions to ask when you go to the doctor or to a hospital.

Easy Read Information

Our leaflets

Easy Read Links:

Patient/Carer Information: Learning Disability and Mental Health

“Making Decisions: A guide for family, friends and other unpaid carers”
Copies available by phoning 0300 456 0300 or download now.

Learning Disability and Mental Health
Easy-to-read leaflets available from South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Information for Carers

A carer is someone who provides unpaid care for a relative or friend who is unable to manage on his or her own because of illness, disability or frailty.

There are lots of organisations and support groups for carers. Please see the links for further information about the services that are available and your rights as a carer.

National

Regional

Local

Ashton, Leigh and Wigan

Halton & St Helens

Trafford

Warrington

Community Learning Disability Services

Local Community Learning Disability Teams are available to support patients:

Ashton, Leigh & Wigan Division:

Adult Learning Disability Service
Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Ashton, Leigh & Wigan Division
Unit E, Kingscroft Court
Warrington Road
Wigan
WN1 3AP
Tel: 01942 483560
Fax: 01942 483573

Warrington Division:

5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provide a wide range of Learning Disability Services across Warrington. To find out more visit their website or they can be contacted at:

Specialist Learning Disabilities Team
5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
7/9 Wilson Patten Street
Warrington
Cheshire
WA1 1PG
Tel: 01744 457278
Fax: 01744 458258

Halton & St Helens Division:

5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provide a wide range of Learning Disability Services across Warrington. To find out more visit their website or they can be contacted at:

Halton Learning Disabilities Team
5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
John Briggs House,
Gerard Street
Widnes
WA8 6BE

St Helens Learning Disabilities Team
5 Boroughs Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Willis House
Unit 23 Cumber Lane
Whiston
Prescot
Merseyside
L35 2YZ
Tel: 0151 426 5885

Organisations that can help

Organisations providing independent support

Ann Craft Trust: Provides advice to anyone who has a query about the protection of vulnerable children and adults, including professionals, parents, carers and family members.

Tel: 0115 9515400 (Mon-Thurs 9am-5pm, Fri 9am – 4.30pm) or email: ann-craft-trust@nottingham.ac.uk

The Challenging Behaviour Foundation: Provides telephone and email support from a Family Support Worker on challenging behaviour associated with severe learning disabilities and related issues.

Tel. 0845 6027885 or email: info@thecbf.org.uk. Free information sheets and DVDs about good support for people who have a learning disability and behaviour described as challenging. www.challengingbehaviour.org.uk

Disability Law Service: Provides telephone or email advice on community care law. Free to disabled people and their family carers www.dls.org.uk

Tel: 020 77919800 e-mail: advice@dls.org.uk

Mencap Learning Disability Helpline: Provides advice and information on all issues relevant to people with learning disabilities and their families in England, Wales & Northern Ireland www.mencap.org.uk.