Adult Learning Disability Health Service
This service is a community health service for people with learning disabilities who need support to improve health and wellbeing. It includes psychiatry, psychology, specialist learning disability nursing, therapists and an intensive support team with many different skills.
The team provide specialised support to people with learning disabilities who are unable to access mainstream health services and aims to improve their overall health and wellbeing. The team works with adults of all ages and people in transition who require specialist planning. The team works in partnership with social work staff, primary and secondary health services, and care providers.
The intensive support team works with a small number of service users who require intensive support to prevent admission to hospital, loss of placement or contact with the criminal justice system due to behaviours or mental health needs that cannot be managed by mainstream service.
We offer highly specialised assessment and interventions to improve the health outcomes of this group as well as diagnosis of learning disabilities.
Support offered
- Support to improve health and wellbeing
- Specialist assessment and interventions where needs cannot be met in mainstream services
- Liaison with mainstream services around reasonable adjustments for people with learning disabilities.
Accessing the service
Base: Mapplewell Health Centre, 276 Darton Lane, Mapplewell, Barnsley, S75 6AJ
Tel: 01226 645237 (SPA referrals) or 01226 645200 (enquiries)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm. Flexible 24/7 service if support is needed
Referral guidelines
Referrals accepted from: Single Point of Access team
Referrals also accepted from: Open referral - anyone can refer
Referral criteria:
- Adults with a diagnosed learning disability who are over 18 and whose needs cannot be met in mainstream services.
- Adults seeking a diagnosis of learning disability – psychology only.
- Young people in transition from children’s services who need highly specialised support to make the transition.
Updated: January 2025
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Clinical support group
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Brain and mental health
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Clinical support area
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Service typeMental health
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ProviderSouth West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust - Mental Health Services
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