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Our learning disability and autism support nurses

We are here to help you if you have learning disabilities or autism and are coming to our hospitals for an appointment, for tests, for an operation or to stay in hospital for treatment.

The role of the learning disability liaison nurse

	People with learning disabilities can have different needs to other people when in hospital
	Research shows when people with learning disabilities come into hospital they may require specialist support
	Below is information on the learning disability liaison nurse that can help you during your stay

What does the learning disability liaison nurse do?

	Work directly with you, your carers, family and hospital staff to make your hospital stay better
	Support reasonable adjustments so your stay is easier
	Assist with planning before and after the appointment or stay
	Provide training and guidance for staff in the hospital to work with people with learning disabilities

Your Health Passport

If you are visiting either Colchester or Ipswich Hospitals as a patient – we would really like you to complete a Health Passport form before you come to visit us. You can download a Health Passport below, depending on which hospital you are visiting, please choose the document that you need from the choices below.

Click HERE to download your Health Passport for Ipswich Hospital	Click HERE to download your Health Passport for Colchester Hospital

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