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Lead person for queries: Karen Slater, team manager/learning disability nurse lead or Subiraj Haulkhory, clinical lead.
Telephone: 0300 300 1731 (external) or 51731 (internal)
Email: karen.slater@nelft.nhs.uk or Subiraj.haulkhory@nelft.nhs.uk
Doctor: Ehab Khattab, Consultant Psychiatrist, learning disability (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, except Bank Holidays)
Telephone: PA of Dr Khattab Julie Askew - External dial 0300 555 1201 Extension (Internal) 58724 (Monday to Thursday, 9am to 5pm)
Email: Julie.askew@nelft.nhs.uk PA to Dr Khattab
(Please ensure patient identifiable information is password protected if sending from a non-secure email)
Referrals are accepted from clients, carers, family members, advocates, health professionals or customer service adult social care.
Please complete this referral form: Barking and Dagenham referral form -Updated 2021.doc [doc] 116KB
Return the completed referral form to:
Email: bdcldtreferral@nelft.nhs.uk
or by post to:
Barking and Dagenham Community Learning Disabilities Team (Health)
Becontree Centre,
508 Becontree Avenue
Dagenham Essex RM8 3HR
All referrals will be screened to determine if the community learning disability team (CLDT) is the most appropriate team to meet client need. Some individuals may be sign posted to more appropriate services.
The client/patient must:
Be resident in Barking or Dagenham.
Be registered with a GP of either Waltham Forest, Redbridge, Havering, Barking or Dagenham.
Be aged 18 or over.
World Health Organisation (ICD-11) definition of ‘6A00 Disorders of intellectual development’.
Factors which MAY indicate a learning disability;
For safeguarding concerns please contact:
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Safeguarding team:
Telephone: 0208 227 3037 (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, except bank holidays)
Email: Safeguarding.Adults@lbbd.gov.uk
Telephone: 0208 594 8356 / choose option 5, then choose option 4, Adult Social Care (5pm to 9am Monday to Friday, and all day during weekends and bank holidays)
For NELFT clinicians, please ensure an incident report has been raised in line with NELFT policy.
The north east London adult emergency duty team (EDT) provides an emergency social care service outside of normal office hours. The service is designed to deal only with emergency situations that cannot wait until the next working day. Members of the public and health and social care professionals can contact the team if a carer or a vulnerable adult is in urgent need or requires protection from harm. A vulnerable adult is a person of 18 years or over with a social care need. This can include people with mental health problems, physical or learning disabilities or older people. The service includes but is not restricted to the provision of Mental Health Act assessments by an approved mental health professional.
The service has access to the health and social care client record as necessary and applicable.
Operating Hours: Mon to Fri: 5 pm to 9 am & 24 Hrs on Saturdays, Sundays & Bank Holidays.
Members of the public please contact Barking and Dagenham Emergency Duty Team (EDT) on:
Telephone: 0208 594 8356 / choose option 5, then choose option 4, Adult Social Care.
Email: adult.edt@nhs.net
Professionals please contact EDT in relation to social care on the contact below:
Telephone: 0300 555 1249 extension 67773
The Intensive Support Team for people with a learning disability and autism aims to enhance the current function of the Adult Community Learning Disability Teams (CLDTs) across NELFT.
The service provides intensive support for those with more complex needs, offers (through consultancy and preventative and proactive working) rapid and intensive support to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, that a user of service remains in their own home or environment and relies on joint working with the CLDTs.
The Team consists of: A Consultant Psychiatrist, Speech and Language Therapist, Behaviour Specialist, Occupational Therapist, Senior Nursing staff, and Support, Time, and Recovery workers.
Within normal working hours (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm except Bank Holidays) your first point of contact is the Havering Community Learning Disability Team.
The Intensive Support Team is a 24-hour service and calls are directed to the out of hours team for support required after 9PM, during weekends and bank holidays. To contact the team please call 0300 300 1719, or email ist@nelft.nhs.uk
RCPSYCH – Royal College of Psychiatrists
The Royal College o Psychiatrists are the professional medical body responsible for supporting psychiatrists throughout their careers from training through to retirement, and in setting and raising standards of psychiatry in the United Kingdom. They work to secure the best outcomes for people with mental illness, learning difficulties and developmental disorders by promoting excellent mental health services, training outstanding psychiatrists, promoting quality and research, setting standards and being the voice of psychiatry.
The team aims to support adults in the North East London community with learning disability and/ or autism who are at risk of new or additional contact with the criminal justice system.
The focus is on supporting service users to develop their strengths to ensure they get the best out of life.
The team also supports carers and professionals involved in service users’ care by offering joint working, consultation and training as well as supporting community teams to manage risk. The team also provides an in-reach service to people in our inpatient learning disability and autism service as well as Care Coordination and Social Supervision for the service users once they have been discharged from secure services.
The team will work with criminal justice agencies to contribute to court reports, which could have a significant positive impact on future prospects. Team members will work together as a multidisciplinary team to reduce admission and readmission to hospital.
FIND (NEL) Service - Forensic Intellectual and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities – (North East London)
Contact email: elft.FINDNEL@nhs.net (not for referrals)
Please send referrals directly to: elft.find-nelreferrals@nhs.net
Medical Secretary - Laura Rhodes
Service Manager – John Rochester
Address: 1st Floor, Beaumont House, Mile End Hospital, Bancroft Road, E1 4DG
FIND NEL reception telehone number: 0207 771 5823