Annual health checks for people with learning disabilities - step by step toolkit

Abstract

Purpose of the Step by Step toolkit for annual health checks for people with learning disabilities:

People with learning disabilities (LD) have poorer physical and mental health than other people and die younger. Many of these deaths are avoidable and not inevitable.

Annual Health Checks can identify undetected health conditions early, ensure the appropriateness of ongoing treatments and establish trust and continuity care.

GPs and practice nurses have the much needed generalist skills to help people with LD get timely access to increasing complex health systems.

Who is this toolkit for?

The toolkit collects guidance and resources to help GPs, practice nurses and the primary administration team organise and perform quality Annual Health Checks on people with a learning disability.

The toolkit has been developed in partnership with the Clinical Innovation And Research Centre.