The scan-scot initiative
Karen McKenzie Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Edenhall Hospital, Musselburgh
Donna Paxton Community Nurse, Roodlands Hospital, Haddington
Frances Rodgers Consultant Psychiatrist, Lynebank Hospital, Dunfermline
Fiona Cranford Occupational Therapist, Roodlands Hospital, Haddington
Louise Cadden Occupational Therapist, Roodlands Hospital, Haddington
George C Murray Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Dingleton Hospital, Melrose
Input from nurses, psychologists, special education teachers, social workers, physiotherapists and neurologists. As in Britain, general practitioners are responsible for the primary health care of people with learning disabilities. However, unlike Britain, nurses in the habilitation team do not see themselves having a role in the primary health care of individuals (Paxton and Taylor 1998). It is also noteworthy that habilitation teams had no input from psychiatry or speech and language therapy services.
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