The learning disabilities team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust has been shortlisted in the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards for its work to communicate better with people with learning disabilities.

The awards celebrate the best examples of outstanding care in NHS organisations nationwide and the trust has been shortlisted in the enhancing care by sharing data and information category.

The work, led by learning disability nurse Ruth Harrison, has enabled the trust to better identify people with learning disabilities before they attend King’s Mill Hospital, Sutton, allowing the trust to make reasonable plans for how it communicates with them before, during and after their visits to hospital.

There has been a reduction in non-attendance rates and patients have been better able to understand their own appointments letters.

The HSJ Awards ceremony will be held in November.