Northern Sydney Intellectual Disability Service (NSIDHS) provides comprehensive health assessments for children and adults with intellectual disability, and unmet complex health needs. This service is provided in the clinic and in the community.
NSIDHS provides a multidisciplinary health assessment services including health care planning, advice and referrals. The service works with the person's General Practitioner and/or Paediatrician and with other clinicians who will provide ongoing health care to the client, to ensure high-quality health care.
The service can provide advice, information, and resources on the management of care, and the needs of people with intellectual disability including:
- How to make reasonable adjustments in your service or ward
- Training on use of communication tools
- Advice and information on management of care for people with intellectual disability; including strategies to better understand and manage a client/patient's challenging behaviours
- Resources, tools, information on health services.
The NSIDHS does not provide routine reviews and will refer clients to the appropriate health services as needed.
