Services in Norfolk
The Norfolk Learning Disability Service supports adults aged 18+ with a diagnosed learning disability who are registered with a Norfolk GP. It is jointly run by Norfolk County Council and Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust (HPFT).
Services include support with communication, emotional wellbeing, behaviour, mobility, daily living, health conditions, and more.
Support is delivered through five locality teams: Norwich, North, East, West and South Norfolk. The multidisciplinary teams include nurses, psychologists, speech and language therapists, OTs, physiotherapists, dietitians, social workers and healthcare assistants.
Services in Suffolk
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT)
In Suffolk, services for people with learning disabilities and autistic people are provided by Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. This includes the primary learning disability and autism liaison team, community learning disability and autism team, as well as intensive support services and inpatient care.
Suffolk County Council
Suffolk County Council provides support to help people live independently via four locality teams (North, South, East and West).
Services include:
- Social work support
- Occupational therapy
- Support planning and personal budgets
- Help to stay independent at home
Going to hospital?
Are you going into hospital for an appointment, tests, an operation or to stay in hospital for treatment? If so, specialist teams are available to support you.
Learn more about the services on offer at:
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (Ipswich Hospital)
- James Paget University Hospitals
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn
- West Suffolk Hospital
More information and support
- Local Offer websites: information and advice for families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) in Norfolk and Suffolk
- ACE Anglia, an independent advocacy organisation based in Suffolk
- Easy Health, an online library of accessible health information with simple words, clear pictures and films
