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Date: 09 February 2023

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About Us

Community Learning Disability

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust Community Learning Disability Team provides health and social care to adults who meet eligibility criteria and who live on the Isle of Wight, or who are under our care and placed in a mainland residential or secure unit.

Find out more about what we do, who is eligible for our service and how to make a referral to our team.

The team provides health and social care to adults and is made up of both health and social care professionals.

The team also provides an Adult ADHD Diagnostic service.

The team is multidisciplinary and consists of the following professionals:-

Care Co-ordinator
Community Learning Disability Nursing
Hospital LD Liaison Nurse
Support workers
Physiotherapy (for people with profound and severe learning disabilities)
Occupational Therapy
Psychiatry
Psychology

Contact Us

Address:

Community Learning Disability Team
Arthur Webster Clinic
35 Landguard Manor Road
Shanklin
Isle of Wight
PO37 7HZ

Tel: 07584 616573

Email: iownt.DisabilitiesAdmin.Learning@nhs.net

Meetings with service users take place at:

The Arthur Webster Clinic as above

Clients’ home address or at another clinic address depending on need and availability

Working days and opening times:

Monday to Friday: 9am to 4.30pm (closed on bank holidays)

If you need support outside of these hours then please call NHS 111.

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