We provide health input to adults with learning disabilities in Hampshire and Southampton who have identified unmet health needs that cannot be solely addressed through mainstream services.
We work with the individual, their families, carers and other supporting services on their referred need, to achieve their health goals, after which, they will be discharged from our service. Individuals can access our service more than once when our Learning Disability Service criteria are met.
Whilst referrals can be made into the team six months before the individual’s 18th birthday, we cannot begin specific assessments and interventions until after their 18th birthday. Time prior to this can be used to support the individual’s transition into our service, through information gathering and attending transition meetings - for example, to help work out the support required from our team, once the person turns 18 years old.
Individuals can self-refer or referrals can be made on the individual’s behalf, provided it is with their consent or made in their best interest (in the absence of their ability to consent).
Hampshire and Southampton
- Referrals can be accepted into the team six months before the service user’s 18th birthday.
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All transition referrals will go through the Single Point of Access Team for assessment.
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Referrals should be made using our referral form with the young person's consent, or with reference to their lack of capacity to consent and best interest considerations.
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Find out more about the Single Point of Access and how to make a referral.
Hampshire and Southampton
Our community teams have Transition Links who can help co-ordinate transition into the team.
To find out who the team’s Transition Links are, please contact your local Community Learning Disability Team.
Hampshire and Southampton
Please find attached a link to the online transition questionnaire to give you views on transition.
Do you know that people with learning disabilities can have an annual health check from the age of 14 and over?
The GP surgery should send out yearly invitations, however the GP surgery should be contacted if this has not been received.
Find out more about Annual Health Checks on our easy read health information page.
You can also watch this video below of Harshi’s learning disability annual health check and health action plan (video from NHS England).
Find out more about:
- Health Facilitation
- Hospital Passports on the Easy Read Information page
- Hospital liasion nurses
If you live in Hampshire
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If your child has significant disabilities and complex support needs they will have access to the Independent Futures Team who can support through the transition process.
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Tranisitioning to Adult Services (Hampshire County Council).
If you live in Southampton
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The Panel has been established to bring together a multi-agency group of service and operational leads from education, health and social care. Their role is to provide leadership on transition processes, overseeing and monitoring the transition of specific cases where a more focused, managed multi-agency approach is required.
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For more information please see: SEND Local Office (Southampton City Council).
Other useful websites