Nottingham Learning Disability Primary Care Liaison Team

18/11/2025

All set up at the carers dementia roadshow. We have information about dementia, communication and learning disability. Come and see us at the Richard Herrod Centre until 2pm.
There’s a dementia friends session, seated exercises, a memory cafe as well as other information.

Our team can talk to you about how dementia affects people with learning disabilities.

17/11/2025

Tomorrow we will be at Richard Herrod Centre in Carlton for the Dementia and Carers roadshow.

Dementia rates are higher in people with learning disabilities. They can also develop it earlier than the general population and need specialist screening to diagnose.

Come and say hello!

12/11/2025

We're here at Nottingham Central library today for a carers event. Come and say hello!

05/11/2025

Big news! Our team and the acute liaison team at NUH are in search of a new manager!

You would be managing 2 fantastic teams of nurses suppprting primary and secondary care in Nottinghamshire.

Have a look here at the job description, get in touch via the contact details on the advert below for a chat too.

We fully support the use of AI and other tools to assist in writing your application. However, it's essential that the content, especially your supporting statement, is personalised and factually accurate. Your application should reflect your genuine experiences and qualifications to ensure authenti...

01/10/2025

We’ve got a job come in our team!
Covering the Newark area.

We fully support the use of AI and other tools to assist in writing your application. However, it's essential that the content, especially your supporting statement, is personalised and factually accurate. Your application should reflect your genuine experiences and qualifications to ensure authenti...

11/09/2025

2 of the team have been to London to present at The Nursing Times Awards judging. We’ve been shortlisted for our work encouraging people to complete their bowel screening kits.

Fingers crossed for October 22nd!

10/09/2025

🎯 Try Boccia at Ken Martin Leisure Centre!
Relaxed, inclusive, and fun—your new favourite (fortnightly) Thursday activity!
Join us for seated Boccia sessions, perfect for all abilities. Starting on Thursday 11 September:

🕥 Thursdays | 10:30–11:30am | Fortnightly (every two weeks)
☕ Tea, coffee & a friendly natter after every session!
Come along, give it a go, and be part of something great.

📍 Ken Martin Leisure Centre
Book now on the Active Nottingham App, website or in-centre at Ken Martin.

09/09/2025

We are off to train some GP registrars about learning disability awareness and considerations needed .

15/08/2025

Watch Harshi and her mum talk about Harshi’s and and how they keep her healthy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocU8XhD1kh8

Please go for your health check when you’re invited.

28/07/2025

We’re at Arnold Market until 2pm at the carers roadshow.
Come and meet some of the team, talk about health checks and get some information about lots of other services.

14/07/2025

Proud of our shortlisting in the Learning Disability Nursing category and the specialist continence service shortlisting in the Continence Promotion and Care category.

Lots of poo!

More information in the link to info about both nominations!

The PCLN team are all here with Peter Poo, named by children from one of the local special schools.

The Trust is delighted to have colleagues shortlisted in two categories of the Nursing Times Awards. Our Learning Disability Primary Care Liaison team, Nottingham City and County, have been shortlisted in the Learning Disabilities Nursing category . This is for their work with the NHS bowel screening project, alongside Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

The Trust also has the Specialist Continence Service - Nottingham South shortlisted, jointly with staff from Derbyshire Community Health Services, in the Continence Promotion and Care category. This is for work they have done in enhancing clinical education and a university module on adult and paediatric bladder and bowel dysfunction.

You can read more here: https://orlo.uk/kE67y