If you need to make a referral into the service, please use the links below for your area.
You can refer to our service
Find out more about the Isle of Wight Community Team.
Referrals can be made through SystmOne or by completing a referral form. Forms can be requested by contacting the Kestrel Centre.
Find out more information on the Portsmouth City Community Learning Disability Team.
There is a Single Point of Access in Hampshire and Southampton.
It is staffed by our clinicians on a rotational basis, and they will receive all new referrals and complete assessments by telephone, before passing the referral back to a local team for an agreed outcome.
We anticipate that this will improve our response time to service users across Hampshire and Southampton and enable consistency across our services.
If you would like to talk to a member of the Learning Disability - Hampshire and Southampton Single Point of Access Team (prior to making a formal referral) please contact us on 023 8231 9913 or email us.
Easy Read Guide
Read the Learning Disability Single Point of Access for new referrals guide.
Postal address
Learning Disabilty Service - Single Point of Access
Thomas Lewis House
236 Empress Road
Southampton
SO14 0JY
Telephone number
Email address
Before you make a referral, please check:
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Are up-to-date contact details available on the referral form?
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Have you checked consent – either the person has consented to the referral or it has been made in their best interests?
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Are details of their learning disability and support needs evident and clear on the referral form? If there are supporting documents, please send these with the referral, as this will help the referral process.
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Have you identified their health needs? What support is needed for the person’s health needs?
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Have you included up-to-date risk information? And marked if there are concerns?
If urgent, please refer the person to their GP (in working hours) or 111, and if there is an immediate threat to life, please call 999.