Information for people with a learning disability and/or their carers when visiting the hospital:
The learning disabilities liaison service is here to support patients and/or their carers when accessing the hospital. Gracie Holt leads the Learning Disability Liaison Service at Kingston Hospital.
If you do not have a learning disability but have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and would like to notify the team of your reasonable adjustments, we can make sure these are recorded and shared with the relevant departments for you. Please get in touch on the same details.
What you need to know about coming into hospital:
Hospital Passports
Patients with a learning disability and/or their carers should ensure they bring with them their Hospital Passport (this is sometimes known as a Healthcare Passport).
If you don’t have one, please fill one in before you come to hospital. If you come to the emergency department and don’t have one, we can help fill one in with you.
You can download the blank hospital passport below:
It is really important that we know what reasonable adjustments you and/or the person you care for need.
You can contact us to tell us what reasonable adjustments are needed and we can work with the department to ensure these are planned and prepared before your visit to hospital.
It is best to get in touch as soon as you can when you know you have an appointment.
Giving feedback:
We want to hear about your experiences coming to Kingston Hospital. If you are a person with a learning disability and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder then please get in touch to give any feedback.
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