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Learning disability services
Our Learning Disability Liaison Nurses for York and Scarborough Teaching hospitals are Georgina Cherry and Kate Sleightholme.
If you have a learning disability, the Learning Disability Liaison Nurses can support you with accessing the healthcare you need.
If you have to come to hospital, please contact Georgina or Kate, and they will find out how to make you feel comfortable in hospital. They can make plans and get information for the hospital staff.
The learning disability liaison nurses also:
- Give advice and training to hospital staff so that they give better care to you in the future
- Will attend other health group meetings to get your views when they can
Hospital passports are a good way of sharing information with hospital staff about your support needs and how you communicate. Georgina or Kate are happy to help you to make a passport which they can share with the staff in the hospital before you need to come for your appointment. They can also create an alert which tells hospital staff that you have a learning disability and a passport.
Contact us
How to contact the learning disability liaison team:
You can ask your carer or family to do this. Your community nurse or a person that supports you can also do it if you are unable to.
Telephone: Kate - 07795 126473 or Georgina - 07917 184539
Email: kate.sleightholme@nhs.net or georgina.cherry2@nhs.net
Service availability
The service is available from Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 4.30pm.
- Georgina works Tuesday-Friday and is based in York Hospital
- Kate works Monday-Thursday and is based in Scarborough Hospital
