...Elizabeth Megan Mehmet; Jason Lines Purpose This study aims to evaluate the use of videoconferencing when conducting multi-disciplinary team (MDT) and handover meetings within an NHS Adult Learning Disabilities Intensive Support Team (IST). The IST have been conducting MDT and handover meetings...

...Jason Lines; Kiran Krishnadas Purpose This paper aims to outline the initial pilot use of the client complexity matrix (CCM), an outcome measure developed for an NHS Adult Intellectual Disabilities Intensive Support Team (IST) in the West Midlands of England. Design/methodology/approach...

... service Intensive support team Learning disability Hospital admission NHS England Intellectual disability Intensive support function It is estimated that there are 1.5 million people in the UK with an intellectual disability (Hassiotis et al., 2021), of whom approximately 1.1...

...Jasmin White; Matt Symes; Carrie Pearce Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss outcomes of a service redesign, involving an Intensive Support Team (IST) for adults with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour, working in conjunction with a Community Learning Disability Service...