Primary Care Learning Disability Liaison Nurse Team -Information from Devon Partnership Trust

The Primary Care Learning Disability Liaison Nurse Team supports people with a learning disability to use Primary Care services.

Primary Care Liaison Nurse is a nurse who supports adults with a learning disability to use Primary Care services.

This could be the Doctor, Dentist, Optician or Pharmacy services in their community.

They can help you live a healthy life.

Some people with a learning disability find it hard to use these services.

This can affect their physical and mental health.

To help with this they can

Help people to know more about National Screening programmes and help with health promotion.

Help to train Primary Care Teams to give the best care they can to people with a learning disability.

Support you to talk to your doctor about your health and help get your ready for health tests.

They can help you find out more about your health and make health information easier for you to understand.

They can work with you, your doctor and other people involved in your care to keep you healthy.

You can telephone your local Primary Care Learning Disability Liaison Nurse Team.

From Monday to Friday between 9 o’clock in the morning until 5 o’clock in the evening.

Outside of these days and times you can telephone the numbers below for help;