... and proactive liaison work can help improve outcomes for people with intellectual disabilities when they are admitted to generic services. During H's admission to the ward he initially required assistance with all activities of daily living and continued to demonstrate gross psychomotor retardation. He...

.... Design/methodology/approach – Review of recent developments in models of service provision including the development of intellectual disability liaison nurses and the RAID model in liaison psychiatry. Findings – There is much scope for intellectual disability liaison nurses and liaison psychiatry...