{"id":4086,"date":"2022-05-03T11:47:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-03T10:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/learningdisabilityservices\/"},"modified":"2025-05-12T15:06:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T14:06:26","slug":"learningdisabilityservices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/learningdisabilityservices\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Disability Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COVID 19 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/ResourcesLinks\/Learning%20Disability-Easy%20Read-Self%20Isolation%20covid-19.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learning Disability-Easy Read-Self Isolation covid-19.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Community Learning Disability Services&nbsp;and teams&nbsp;are divided into three services. Click on links at top of page or below<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/learningdisabilityadult\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adult Community Learning Disability Team<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/refhelp\/guidelines\/childandadolescentmentalhealthcamh\/learningdischildrenscommunitynursing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Children\u2019s Community Learning Disability Nursing Service<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs\" data-active-tab=\"0\"><ul class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-links\"><\/ul>\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-link\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title\">Referral Guidelines<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-link\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title\">Primary Care Management<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__nav-link\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title-wrapper\"><a href=\"#\"><span class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__title\">Resources and Links<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-tabs__tab-content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LD- Anticipatory Care Planning resources:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/LD-ACP-Guidance-HIS.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/apps.nhslothian.scot\/files\/sites\/2\/LD-ACP-Guidance-HIS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LD-ACP Guidance (HIS).pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span><a href=\"\/files\/sites\/2\/ReSPECT-Clinicians-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ReSPECT Clinicians Guide.pdf<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; and&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"\/files\/sites\/2\/ReSPECT-Form.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ReSPECT Form.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LD Resources &#8211; Assessing Distress and Pain<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My pain profile helps you identify the signs that someone is in pain: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dyingmatters.org\/sites\/default\/files\/user\/images\/pain%20assessment%20tool%20Notts%20final%20doc.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dyingmatters.org\/sites\/default\/files\/user\/images\/pain%20assessment%20tool%20Notts%20final%20doc.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.dyingmatters.doc.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;The Disability Distress Assessment Tool (DisDAT) is based on the idea that each person has their own &#8216;vocabulary&#8217; of distress signs and behaviours: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wamhinpc.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/Dis%20DAT_Tool.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">https:\/\/www.wamhinpc.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/Dis%20DAT_Tool.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Non-Communicating Adults Pain Checklist (NCAPC) is an 18-item checklist that helps you assess chronic pain in non-communicating adults:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com\/wordpressua.uark.edu\/dist\/9\/300\/files\/2017\/04\/Non-Communicating-Adult-Pain-Checklist.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">https:\/\/cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com\/wordpressua.uark.edu\/dist\/9\/300\/files\/2017\/04\/Non-Communicating-Adult-Pain-Checklist.pdf<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Wong and Baker&#8217;s FACES Pain Rating Scale uses pictures of faces to help people communicate pain intensity from &#8216;no hurt&#8217; to &#8216;hurts worst&#8217;: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wongbakerfaces.org\/instructions-use\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline\">https:\/\/wongbakerfaces.org\/instructions-use\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COVID 19 &ndash; Learning Disability-Easy Read-Self Isolation covid-19.pdf The Community Learning Disability Services&nbsp;and teams&nbsp;are divided into three services. 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