Community Nurses for Children with a Learning Disability

 What can our service offer you?

• We enable families to work on difficulties they are experiencing with their child/young person’s behaviour, toileting or sleep through an individual care plan.
• We see children/young people in various settings to help us understand which areas they need help with.
• We liaise with other professionals to help enhance your child/young persons overall experience of services.
• Provide families with information and advice, or sign post you to other resources and services when needed.
• Support the child/young person and their families through transition into adult services.
• On request from schools we work with groups of children /young people around growing up and health promotion.

How referrals are made to us

Any professional who knows your family can make a referral to us on your behalf, but it is important that your child meets the eligibility criteria.

Eligibility

• We are commissioned to work with any child/young person aged 0 -19 years who is formally diagnosed as having a learning disability.
• Children/young people aged between 5-16 years who are diagnosed with a learning disability who have continence difficulties – usually referred to us via their Health Visitor.
• The child/young person must be registered with a General Practitioner in Buckinghamshire.
• We can work with children/young people placed in residential settings, but this must be for no more than 38 weeks per year.
• The family requires social support exclusively for housing or respite and not for a health focussed need, as above.

Contact Details

Community Nurses for children with a Learning Disability

Children & Young People’s Services

Hale Acre Unit

Amersham Hospital,

Whielden Street,

Amersham

Bucks.

HP7 0JD

Tel no: 01296 838000  Option 8