You may also find it useful to make sure that you are on your local dynamic support register as this helps local systems better identify who in the community most needs extra help and how best to support them.
What is the Dynamic Support Register (DSR)?
Coventry and Warwickshire’s Dynamic Support Register is a register of people with a learning disability and autistic people, including those considered to be at risk of admission to a mental health hospital.
It brings together partners from health, social care, education, and other systems to provide high-quality support at the right time and in the right setting. The aim is to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions for people with learning disabilities and those who are autistic. Additionally, these partners ensure that individuals’ needs are considered in commissioning plans, financial plans, and service delivery and development.
Anyone with a learning disability can ask to go on it. Just speak to your GP and they can refer you or you can refer yourself using the self-referral form below.
The above form can also be used by parents/carers of those with learning disabilities providing they meet the criteria.
For a referral to be accepted it is essential that:
- The person has capacity to give informed consent or A best interest decision has been made on behalf of them if they don’t have capacity.
- The person has a diagnosis of a Learning Disability or Autism.
If you are referring yourself or someone close to you, please note that:
- They will contact you within 5 working days to take further information to understand the patients current needs and help them to manage your referral.
- Information submitted will be shared with colleagues from health and social care to discuss current needs, levels of risk and potential sources of support.
- If the person is added to the DSR, their information will be shared with organisations who may be providing support, depending on where they live including: Coventry City Council or Warwickshire County Council, Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board, Coventry and Warwickshire Mind, Fine Futures.
Further information about the DSR.
Please note that if the person being referred needs an urgent or immediate response from mental health, they should look here: Find Help Now | Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust