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Priority Two: Specialist Multi-agency Learning Disability Support Teams

Listed below are the possible members of a multi-agency learning disabilities support team. Please score the importance of each of the member of the team from the perspective of carers for people with learning disabilities

3 = Very Important

2 = Quite Important

1 = Not So Important

Learning Disabilities Nurse	Support Worker Co-ordinator
Occupational Therapist	Support Worker
Physiotherapist	Supported Employment Officer
Speech & Language Therapist	Local Area Co-ordinator
Care Assessor	Team Manager
Care Manager	Secretary
Social Worker for Children & Families
If there is anyone else you think should be part of the team, please write their job title(s) in here

Listed below are some potential solutions to address this priority. Please score the solutions from the perspective of carers for people with learning disabilities

3 = Very Important

2 = Quite Important

1 = Not So Important

Solutions	Score

Closer working relationships between the staff working with people with learning disabilities and GPs
Staff working with people with learning disabilities working in the same building
Contacting one person to get help from the team
The same criteria for referral to be used by all members of the team
Joint assessment process to be used by all members of the team

All team members to work together to ensure all care needs of the individual are met (e.g health, social, education, housing, interests)
The team to provide some specialist health services
Tne set of records for each person with learning disabilities to be used by all members of the team
One set of policies and procedures for all members of the team
One budget for all members of the team
Links with other agencies (such as housing, leisure services, voluntary organisations etc.) at a local level
Outreach clinics to be held in remote areas by the team

In your opinion, if the solutions you have given the highest score to, were in place would this address priority two (specialist multi-agency learning disability support team)?

Yes

Don’t know

Please add the solutions you feel are missing

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Learning Disabilities Nurse

Support Worker Co-ordinator

Occupational Therapist

Support Worker

Physiotherapist

Supported Employment Officer

Speech & Language Therapist

Local Area Co-ordinator

Care Assessor

Team Manager

Care Manager

Secretary

Social Worker for Children & Families

If there is anyone else you think should be part of the team, please write their job title(s) in here

Solutions

Score

Closer working relationships between the staff working with people with learning disabilities and GPs

Staff working with people with learning disabilities working in the same building

Contacting one person to get help from the team

The same criteria for referral to be used by all members of the team

Joint assessment process to be used by all members of the team

All team members to work together to ensure all care needs of the individual are met (e.g health, social, education, housing, interests)

The team to provide some specialist health services

Tne set of records for each person with learning disabilities to be used by all members of the team

One set of policies and procedures for all members of the team

One budget for all members of the team

Links with other agencies (such as housing, leisure services, voluntary organisations etc.) at a local level

Outreach clinics to be held in remote areas by the team