{"id":503,"date":"2023-01-18T14:53:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T14:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/learningdisabilities\/hospital-liaison-service\/"},"modified":"2025-06-18T09:17:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T08:17:19","slug":"hospital-liaison-service","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/learningdisabilities\/hospital-liaison-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Hospital Liaison Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Learning Disability Liaison Nurse can assist with:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>co-ordination of care at points of attendance, admission and discharge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>education within clinical areas and contributing to programmes of education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>support and advice for acute care staff in relation to personalised care and service delivery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>development and enhance standards of care for all patients with a learning disability attending the acute hospital<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>promotion of effective communication with those involved in the patient&#8217;s care whether they are community or hospital-based<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>promote safety and minimising risk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>provide accessible information about treatments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Patient Risk Assessment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This assessment should be completed for all patients with a Learning Disability and \/ or Cognitive Impairment on admission or transfer to each clinical area. The assessment provides a baseline of risk, needs and controls which will help to inform current documentation and care plan pathways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">RIE <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rachel King<\/strong><br><a href=\"mailto:rachel.king4@nhs.scot\">rachel.king4@nhs.scot<\/a><br>07703 469 237<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">RHSC<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Blair Thomson<br><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:blair.thomson@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk\"><a href=\"mailto:blair.thomson@nhs.scot\">blair.thomson@nhs.scot<\/a><br><\/a>07580 410 501\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">St John&#8217;s Hosp<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Martha Knox<br><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:martha.knox@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk\"><a href=\"mailto:martha.knox@nhs.scot\">martha.knox@nhs.scot<\/a><br><\/a>07703 469 234<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Annie Young<\/strong><br>07703 469 235<br><a href=\"mailto:annie-jane.young@nhs.scot\">annie-jane.young@nhs.scot<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WGH<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Team mailbox<br><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:rachel.brannan@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk\">loth.ldliaisonnurses@nhs.scot<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Any general\u00a0queries<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>team\u00a0mailbox<\/strong><br><a href=\"mailto:loth.ldliaisonnurses@nhs.scot\">loth.ldliaisonnurses@nhs.scot<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nurse Consultant<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Scott Taylor<br><\/strong><a href=\"mailto:scott.taylor@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk\"><a href=\"mailto:scott.taylor@nhs.scot\">scott.taylor@nhs.scot<\/a><br><\/a>07976 582310<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Learning Disability Liaison Nurse can assist with: Patient Risk Assessment This assessment should be completed for all patients with a Learning Disability and \/ or Cognitive Impairment on admission or transfer to each clinical area. 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