Learning Disability Annual Health Check video

This short film encourages people aged 14 years and older with a Learning Disability (LD) to attend their Annual Health Checks (AHCs) yearly.

The main presenter, Dan Walmsley, and his co-stars pose a series of questions and answers about what Learning Disability Annual Health Checks are, the benefits of having them, and how to go about making sure you get one.

The video was filmed at locations in Derby and the Derbyshire countryside and stars six local people with learning disabilities.

If you are aged 14 or over and have a learning disability, you should be on your GP’s Learning Disability register and therefore be eligible for a free Annual Health Check. Contact your GP to check if you are on the register.

All GP practices across Derbyshire provide Learning Disability Annual Health Checks for people 14 years old and over, and on their respective LD Registers. This check-up can help you stay well by talking to a doctor or nurse about your health and finding any problems early, so they can be sorted out. You do not have to be ill to have a health check – in fact, most people have their Annual Health Check-up when they are feeling well.

Under the Equality Act 2010, all disabled people have the right to reasonable adjustments when using healthcare. Speak to your GP practice in case you require some reasonable adjustments during your Annual Health Check. This information can then be added to your summary care records and can help improve the experience and quality of your health check-up.

Some examples of these reasonable adjustments that you may require are: longer appointments if you need more time with your doctor or nurse to make sure you understand the information they are giving, or having access to easy-to-read documents, such as appointment letters and your Health Action Plan.

Speak to your GP practice for more information on Learning Disability Annual Health Checks.

More information on Learning Disability (LD) Annual Health Checks (AHCs): https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/learnin...
Derbyshire-related Learning Disability Annual Health Check information: https://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nh...
Information on Annual Health Checks for people with a Learning Disability, and their family/carers, and for professionals: https://joinedupcarederbyshire.co.uk/...
Easy Read material on Annual Health Checks: https://www.mencap.org.uk/advice-and-...
For more information on the Health Action Plan (HAP): https://www.derbyshirehealthcareft.nh...
Inform the GP practice if any Reasonable Adjustments are needed for a more positive appointment: https://www.england.nhs.uk/learning-d...
Easy read health promotion advice (including Annual Health Check category): https://www.easyhealth.org.uk/pages/e...
Information on hospital passports, summary care records and flu vaccination: https://www.mencap.org.uk/advice-and-...