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Our services: Adult Learning Disability Service (easy read)

Social Workers

Can help you with:

understanding how you can get support
talking to you about your needs, this is called an assessment
making a support plan with you
getting you the services you need
speaking up and knowing your rights
working together to keep you safe

Community Nurses

Can help you with:

your health, both your body and mind
your sexual health
giving you medicines to make you feel better
support in your home and community

Hospital Liaison Nurse

Can help you with:

your health, both your body and mind
your sexual health
giving you medicines to make you feel better
getting ready to come into hospital and helping you when you leave
communication during your time in hospital
asking for more time at your appointments

Psychiatry

Can help you with:

finding out if you have a mental health problem that can be treated
helping you to understand your mental health problem
making a treatment plan and giving you medicines if you need them
helping you to make the right lifestyle changes to keep you and your mind healthy

Positive Behaviour Support

Can help you with:

communicating your wants and needs
helping others understand you
helping others support you
improving your quality of life

Physiotherapy

Can help you with:

walking and exercise
muscle strength
aches and pains
helping you sit well in your wheelchair if you use one

Psychology

Can help you and your family with:

understanding how your past can make you feel today
talking about your feelings and thoughts
learning how to cope with your feelings
having positive relationships

Speech and Language Therapy

Can help you with:

talking, signing and listening
using objects, pictures and communications aids to help you get your message across to other people
eating and drinking safely

Occupational Therapy

Can help you with:

getting better at daily living skills
changing your home so it is safe or supporting you to move to a new home
giving you the right wheelchair or aids for your needs
understanding and supporting your sensory needs

How to contact us

You will need to telephone SPOR (Single Point of Referral) and ask for a form.

+44 (0) 1534 444440

Fill out the form and post or email it back to us.

Your family or support staff can do this for you if you say it is okay.

Post it to:

Single Point of Referral (SPOR)

Government of Jersey

Union Street

St Helier

Jersey

JE2 3DN

SPOR@health.gov.je

We will send you an appointment letter in the post, or call you on your phone.

Sometimes we can see you quickly.

Other times you will be on a waiting list.

We can get very busy.

We have not forgotten about you.

Questions and complaints

If things go wrong and you are not happy with our services:

+ 44 (0) 1534 445600

ASCCGovernance@health.gov.je

Give us your feedback

If you are worried about your health call your doctor or nurse.

If it is an emergency call Emergency Services.

+ 44 (0) 1534 999

Contact us

+44 (0) 1534 445600

learningdisabilityservice
@health.gov.je

Adult Learning Disability Service
Government of Jersey
Union Street
St Helier
Jersey
JE2 3DN

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