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About Us

We are Occupational Therapists working as part of the Community Learning Disabilities team.

We are Occupational Therapists (OT) working as part of the Community Learning Disability Team. We support individuals with a moderate-severe Learning Disability. We support an individual with a LD if their needs are unable to be met by, or are too complex for, mainstream services.  We support people in various areas of life, such as:

  • ·       Skill Building
  • ·       Eating & Drinking
  • ·       Sensory Needs
  • ·       Dementia Support
  • ·       Reducing Social Deprivation
  • ·       Active Support
  • ·       Keeping you safe (Restrictive Practice)

We are a team committed to providing person centred assessment, advice and support to adults with Learning Disabilities (LD) and their family/ carers, supporting them with their occupational needs.

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Learning Disabilities Occupational Therapy About Us

 

What we do

We offer assessment, advice and support for adults with a Moderate-Severe Learning Disability and their families/carers. This can cover multiple areas, such as:

  • ·       Skill Building
  • ·       Eating & Drinking
  • ·       Keeping you safe (Restrictive Practice)
  • ·       Active Support
  • ·       Sensory Needs
  • ·       Dementia Support
  • ·       Reducing Social Deprivation

Sometimes we may signpost or refer you to another service which may be more suited to meeting your needs. We can offer guidance and consultation to other teams to support people with a learning disability to access mainstream services.

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Learning Disabilities Occupational Therapy What we do

Where do we work?

We can see people in different community settings for example:

  • Person's own home
  • Day service or work placement
  • Supported living or shared lives placement
  • Replacement Care Services

We work alongside community occupational therapists offering advice and consultation.

We also have links with occupational therapists working in the acute hospitals, however we do not see people who are currently in hospital as inpatients or outpatients.

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Learning Disabilities Occupational Therapy where we work

Referrals

Referrals can be made to Herefordshire and Worcestershire. Please see below how to access the different teams:

Herefordshire

To make a referral to the Occupational Therapy team in Herefordshire, please download and complete this learning disabilities referral form

Please return your completed form by email to: whcnhs.communityldhereford@nhs.net 

You can contact the team on the following number:

Hereford: 01432 222 090

Worcestershire [North and South]:

To make a referral to the Occupational Therapy team in Worcestershire, both North and South, please download and complete this learning disabilities referral form

Please return your completed form by email to:

Referrals for North Worcestershire please send to whcnhs.northcommunitylearningdisabilityteam@nhs.net

Referrals for South Worcestershire please send to whcnhs.southcommunitylearningdisabilityteam@nhs.net

You can also contact the teams on the following numbers: 

North Worcester: 01527 488 555

South Worcester: 01905 520 555