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Information and public services for the Island of Jersey

L'înformâtion et les sèrvices publyis pouor I'Île dé Jèrri

Our services: Adult Learning Disability Service (easy read)

​Social Workers

Can help you with:

  • understanding how you can get support
  • talking to you about your needs, this is called an assessment
  • making a support plan with you
  • getting you the services you need 
  • speaking up and knowing your rights
  • working together to keep you safe 

Community Nurses

Can help you with:

  • your health, both your body and mind
  • your sexual health
  • giving you medicines to make you feel better
  • support in your home and community

Hospital Liaison Nurse

Can help you with:

  • your health, both your body and mind
  • your sexual health
  • giving you medicines to make you feel better
  • getting ready to come into hospital and helping you when you leave
  • communication during your time in hospital
  • asking for more time at your appointments 

​Psychiatry

Can help you with:

  • finding out if you have a mental health problem that can be treated
  • helping you to understand your mental health problem
  • making a treatment plan and giving you medicines if you need them
  • helping you to make the right lifestyle changes to keep you and your mind healthy

​Positive Behaviour Support

Can help you with: 

  • communicating your wants and needs
  • helping others understand you
  • helping others support you
  • improving your quality of life 

​Physiotherapy

Can help you with:

  • walking and exercise
  • muscle strength
  • aches and pains
  • helping you sit well in your wheelchair if you use one

​Psychology 

Can help you and your family with:

  • understanding how your past can make you feel today
  • talking about your feelings and thoughts 
  • learning how to cope with your feelings
  • having positive relationships

​Speech and Language Therapy

Can help you with: 

  • talking, signing and listening
  • using objects, pictures and communications aids to help you get your message across to other people
  • eating and drinking safely

​Occupational Therapy

Can help you with:

  • getting  better at daily living skills
  • changing your home so it is safe or supporting you to move to a new home
  • giving you the right wheelchair or aids for your needs
  • understanding and supporting your sensory needs

​How to contact us

You will need to telephone SPOR (Single Point of Referral) and ask for a form.

+44 (0) 1534 444440

​Fill out the form and post or email it back to us.

Your family or support staff can do this for you if you say it is okay.

​Post it to:

SPOR HSC24
2nd Floor
28 - 30 The Parade Building
St Helier
Jersey
JE2 QQ

​We will send you an appointment letter in the post, or call you on your phone.

​Sometimes we can see you quickly.

Other times you will be on a waiting list.

We can get very busy.

We have not forgotten about you.

​Questions and complaints

If things go wrong and you are not happy with our services:

+ 44 (0) 1534 445600

feedback@health.gov.je

Give us your feedback

​If you are worried about your health call your doctor or nurse.

​If it is an emergency call Emergency Services.

+ 44 (0) 1534 999

Contact us

Adult Learning Disability Service
Eagle House
Don Road
St Helier
Jersey
JE2 4QD

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