Children and young people with learning disabilities and/or autism

Our team are committed to ensuring that children, and young people with a learning disability and/or autism receive the highest quality of care at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

We help advocate for equity of care for our patients through a variety of different means including the flagging of and assisting to implement bespoke reasonable adjustments plans, liaising with clinical teams across the trust and providing advice and support with planning complex admissions.

In addition to children and young people we also support parents or guardians who have a learning disability.

We understand that attending hospital can be a daunting experience for our patients and their families and we wish to make coming to Great Ormond Street as positive experience as possible for all involved.

Alexander Walker- Matron for Learning Disabilities and Autism and Mental Capacity Act Lead

Lois Watson- Clinical Nurse Specialist (Learning Disabilities and Autism)

Mollie Musgrove- Clinical Nurse Specialist (Learning Disabilities and Autism)

Emily Hart- Specialist Nurse (Learning Disabilities and Autism)

Lucy Barzilay- Outpatients Learning Disability Nurse

Laura Adeyefa- Lead Educator for Learning Disabilities and Mental Health

As well as the professionals highlighted above, there are learning disability nurses working on various wards.

We are a 9am to 5pm service and cover all wards and outpatient departments and areas within the trust.

If you think your child would benefit from support with our team, please contact us on:

Telephone number: 020 7813 8465 (extension 8465 if call via switchboard)

Email: learning.disability@gosh.nhs.uk

If we are unable to take your call, please leave a voicemail and we will get back to you as soon as we can.

We work closely with the below teams:

• School – Find out more information about The Children's Hospital School
• Play - Meet the play team
• Paediatric Psychology- Find out more information about psychological services