Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 127-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
I am making a FOI request in respect of the referral criteria for the Community Learning Disability Team (CLDT), Gloucestershire.
Our response:
The person must have a learning disability. (Not a learning difficulty)
We are a treatment service, not a diagnostic service; we do not accept referrals purely for a diagnosis of learning disability
The individual must have clearly defined health needs under at least one of our ten specialist care pathways, which cannot be met by mainstream services even with reasonable adjustments
Always consider mainstream services first – even if someone has a diagnosed learning disability, they should be supported to access mainstream services (with reasonable adjustments)
CLDT Care Pathways:
Mental health and emotional wellbeing
Positive behaviour support
Communication
Daily living
Dysphagia (eating and drinking)
Epilepsy
Learning disability memory assessment (MAP)
Mobility
Postural management
Complex physical health
Next steps:
Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:
Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk
If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.