We deliver high-quality specialist health services that promotes inclusion, wellbeing, and health equality for adults with learning disabilities. We achieve this by empowering individuals and reducing health inequalities across our community.

• Adults aged 18 and over who have a Learning Disability and associated health needs.
• Be registered with a Manchester GP

For someone to have a learning disability, all three factors must be present:

1. Significant difficulties understanding information or to learn new skills (i.e. Significantly impaired intellectual functioning – IQ below 70)
2. Significant difficulties coping independently (impaired adaptive functioning in at least 2 major domains e.g. independent living skills, self-care skills, etc)
3. Difficulties must have started in early childhood/before the age of 11 years old and had a pervasive effect on development.

There are 3 community teams across North, Central and South Manchester.

1 Short Breaks (respite service) based in South Manchester.

The service offers a range of specialist health assessments and interventions to meet the complex needs of people with a Learning Disability and their support network.

• Provide specialist assessments and interventions for a wide range of health needs.
• Offer support for both physical and mental health issues, including anxiety, emotional difficulties, and complex behavioural needs.
• Support with daily living skills, such as improving communication, self-care, and independent living.
• Collaborate with families, carers, and other professionals like GPs and social workers to achieve positive outcomes.
• Work to reduce health inequalities and support individuals in accessing mainstream services.
• Offer training and advice to family carers and other support staff.
• Support for people with long term health conditions e.g. dysphagia, dementia, and respiratory issues.

Anyone can refer to the Community Learning Disability Teams. This includes the person, the GP, social worker, a health professional, advocate, carer or family member.

Referrals are processed through a single point of access for all three teams. A daily referral hub, attended by representatives from our city-wide multi-disciplinary team, ensures timely review and coordination of new referrals.

Professionals referring to the service should complete the below referral form and email to mft.calds@nhs.net People can self-refer by contacting your local team by phone.

Referral Form [Word doc, 115KB]

We are available Monday to Friday between the times of 8:30am – 4:30pm.

Our service is not open at the weekends and bank holidays.

North Community Learning Disability Health Team
Crescent Bank
Humphrey Street
Manchester
M8 9JS
Phone: 0161 861 2958

Central Community Learning Disability Health Team
Hulme District Office
Ground Floor
323 Stretford Rd
Manchester
M15 4UW
Phone: 0161 219 2555

South Community Learning Disability Health Team
Etrop Court
Rowlands Way
Wythenshawe
Manchester
M22 5RG
Phone: 0161 219 6022

Short Breaks Respite Service
144 Wythenshawe Road
Northenden
Manchester
M23 0DJ
Phone: 0161 901 0951

Are you LD aware? [Word doc, 75KB]

CALDS Service Booklet [Word doc, 6.7MB]