We are the Learning Disability Service for Hampshire, Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.
We work with adults who have had a learning disability since childhood and:
- find it hard to understand new or difficult information
- find it hard to learn new skills
- find it hard to cope independently.
We will support you to make choices about your health needs.
We will work with you on your health needs.
We have Community Learning Disability Health Teams in
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How to make a referral to the service
All new referrals to the service for Hampshire and Southampton areas go to the Learning Disability Service - Single Point of Access.
For referrals already open to the service, continue to contact your local team.
We also have a team that provides support for people with behaviours that challenge, it is called the Intensive Support Team (IST). Your Community Learning Disability Team will refer you if needed.
All referrals to the service on the Isle of Wight please visit our referral page.
All referrals to the service in Portsmouth City please visit our referral page.
Links to other Learning Disability Services
Health Faciliation
We have Health Facilitators that work across the service in Southampton and Hampshire. They are Learning Disability Nurses. Find out more
In Portsmouth there is a Health Facilitation Lead/Senior Community Nurse within the Intergrated Learning Disability Service. Find out more
Hospital Liasion
Hospital Liaison Team - Portsmouth (Acute Liaison Team)
Hospital Liaison Team - Isle of Wight
Links to other services in the Trust
Forensic Community Learning Disability Team