The Acute Liaison Team work across Nottingham University Hospitals. We cover the Queen's Medical Centre, City Hospital, and the Treatment Centre sites.

Our team includes Learning Disability Nurses and Speech and Language Therapists.

We can help patients and carers by: 

  • Making reasonable adjustments to care
  • Supporting best interests' meetings
  • Helping with mental capacity assessments
  • Supporting clear communication between staff and patients
  • Providing easy read and accessible information about health conditions and treatments
  • Offering training and education for staff
  • Signposting to other services that can help 

How to refer

Referral criteria 

We will accept referrals for patients who have a learning disability diagnosis and are 18 years of age or older.

We are unable to undertake learning disability assessments. If you would like to refer a person for a learning disability assessment, please contact the Single Point of Access team on 0300 303 1930 or IDDReferrals@nottshc.nhs.uk.

 

To refer to our team you can either;

You can view our easy read referral form here: Learning Disability Liaison Team - Referral form (Printable) (opens in new window)

A completed referral form is not essential however including this in your referral will support us to reply to your query in a timelier manner.

Contact and find us

We are available 8.30am to 4.30pm - Monday to Friday (Except bank holidays)

For general enquiries, you can contact our team on:

 

Hospital Learning Disability Nurses

Nottingham Hospitals - QMC and City Campus
Tel: 0115 924 9924 ext. 82562

Kings Mill Hospital, Mansfield
Tel: 01623 622515 ext. 6091

Bassetlaw Hospital, Worksop
Tel: 01909 502591

Royal Derby Hospital
Tel: 01332 788611

Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Tel: 01246 516261

Printable resources

Family Ambassadors Information sheet  

The programme supports a parental rights-based approach and is designed to ensure that, wherever possible, no decision about a child's care is made without their involvement.

  • Help: Help to improve the quality of care that children and young people receive within mental health 
    inpatient services
  • Welcoming: Be a welcoming and friendly face to parents, carers, advocates and families whose young people are admitted to designated units.
  • Communication: Help to improve the support families and carers receive when their child is being admitted into services, alongside clinicians and other stakeholders through effective and inclusive communication.
  • Empower: Empower parents and carers to be seen, heard and involved.
  • Support: Support parents and carers to understand the inpatient system and processes.
  • Listen: Enable parents and carers to raise concerns where necessary and take action to escalate those concerns if necessary.
  • Encourage: Encourage parents, carers and families to plan for a future beyond their child's mental health illness.

Download a copy of our Family Ambassadors Information sheet.

Young Carers Notts

Free and confidential support for young carers in Nottinghamshire and the City of Nottingham.

Young Carers Notts is for young carers age 5-17. We offer group sessions, short breaks, social opportunities with other young carers, fun activities, and practical advice about caring for someone.

Young Carers Notts also helps those working with young people to increase identification of young carers and promote the support available.

Download a copy of our Young Carers Notts poster.

Travelling to Queen's Medical Centre (QMC)

Find your way here

Use Google Maps to find the best route to Queen's Medical Centre.

 

Bus

You can get to the site using various bus routes:

Medilink runs every 15 minutes, Monday to Friday between Queen's Drive and Wilkinson Street park and ride sites and QMC and City Hospital.

 

Tram

The Queens Medical Centre Tram Stop is located at the site.

 

Bike

There are Sheffield stand cycling storage available on site.

There is a Citycard Cycle Hub located under the Tram stop, you will need to have a City Cycle Card to access.

You can plan your journey online by visiting the CycleStreets website.

Cycling to our sites is not only carbon emission free but is also excellent for physical and mental wellbeing.

 

Train

The nearest train station is Nottingham Railway (2.7 miles).

There is a tram stop at Nottingham Railway Station which takes you directly to Queens Medical Centre.

For help planning your journey please visit: Plan Your Journey | Traveline

 

Parking

There are designated pay & display car parks for public parking run by Nottingham University Hospitals.

The main patient and visitor parking areas at QMC are car park 1 (access on East Road) and car park 3 (access at the junction between East Road and South Road).

Travelling to Kings Mill Hospital

Find your way here

Use Google Maps to find the best route to Kings Mill Hospital.

 

Bus

You can get to the site using various Stagecoach and Trent Barton bus routes:

 

Bike

Bike racks available at Kings Mill Hospital main entrance.

You can plan your journey online by visiting the CycleStreets website.

Cycling to our sites is not only carbon emission free but is also excellent for physical and mental wellbeing.

 

Train

The nearest train stations are Mansfield (1.7 miles) and Sutton Parkway (2.1 miles).

For help planning your journey please visit: Plan Your Journey | Traveline

 

Parking

There is limited free visitor and service user parking onsite.

Paid carpark available at Kingsmill Hospital site. 

Do allow a little extra time to find a parking space, especially during busy periods.

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