A member of staff or a carer can support you to read this booklet. They will be able to answer any
questions that you have.
What is this leaflet for?
This leaflet gives easy read information about the Health Transition Nursing Team.
We support young people aged 14 to 19 years old.
We help them to move from children's to adult learning disabilities services.
We work closely with young people, their families and carers.
We check that young people have good health care as they move from children’s to adult services.
We make sure that young people’s health care needs are part of their education, health and care plan.
We help adult learning disabilities services to understand the young person’s health needs.
We help to make sure young people can use the same health services that everyone else uses.
Things like:
GP surgery or family doctor
Dentist
Optician
Hospital
We speak up for young people
We work with GP surgeries so young people can have an annual health check from the age of 14.
Contact us
Please contact us if you feel you need support from our Health Transition Nursing Team.
Telephone:
Our services are based at:
Community Treatment Team Learning Disabilities
Monkwearmouth Hospital
Newcastle Road
Sunderland
SR5 1NB
Sunderland Action for Health website
The website provides useful information for people with learning disabilities, their carers and health professionals.
Information on the website includes easy read factsheets, leaflets and health action plans.
Problems, complaints or suggestions
Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust has a complaints policy.
If you want to complain we will give you a leaflet to explain how to, or you can talk to a member of staff.
If you think there are things we could do to make our service better please tell a member of the team.
Further information about the content, reference sources or production of this leaflet can be obtained from the Patient Information Centre. If you would like to tell us what you think about this leaflet please get in touch.
This information can be made available in a range of formats on request (Braille, audio, larger print, BSL or other languages). Please telephone the Patient Information Centre on 0191 246 7288
Published by the Patient Information Centre
2024 Copyright: Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust
Ref: PIC/752/1024 October 2024 V8
Review date 2027
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