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LD & Autism Hospital Liaison

Checked: 23-03-2023 by Vicky Ryan Next Review: 23-03-2025

Overview

The Learning Disability & Autism Liaison Nurse Service are based at NBT and can support anyone with diagnosed learning disabilities and/or autism over 16 years old at NBT, BRI and WGH.

They support patients when they are admitted to hospital, or with appointments, procedures and operations.

The learning disability and autism team can:

Talk to patients and their family/carers when they are on a ward, to make sure they feel safe and supported
Support patients with appointments, procedures or operations
Talk to hospital staff to make sure that they support patients in a way that makes them feel safe and supported
Make sure that adjustments are made so that patients get the health care that they need at hospital
Support patients with understanding their own health
Share patient hospital passports and care plans with the hospital - NBT Accessible Hospital Passport & Autism Hospital Passport
Talk to the people that know the patient best to make sure that all the important information is shared about them(e.g. family, carers, community learning disability teams, community autism teams, GPs and social workers)

We have equipment to help reassure and distract them if needed:

Bags of calm
Noise cancelling headphones
Hospital communication books
Sensory lights
Music
Arts and craft materials
DVD players

LD & Autism Nurses Poster

Contact

NBT

Contact the Learning Disability & Autism Hospital Liaison Team
Telephone: 0117 414 1239
Email: learningdisabilities@nbt.nhs.uk or autism@nbt.nhs.uk

8am – 6pm Monday to Friday
8am – 4pm Weekends and Bank Holidays

UHBW

Email: AutismLiaisonService@uhbw.nhs.uk

Telephone: 0117 342 1707

Website: Patient support | University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (uhbristol.nhs.uk)

8am – 4pm Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays)

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