Health Checks

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Blood Pressure
For people with learning disabilities going to have their blood pressure checked

 

 

 

 

Day Surgery

For people with learning disabilities knowing what to expect before and after day surgery

 

 

 

Endoscopy
What does Endoscopy mean?

 

 

 

 

Eye Tests
For people with learning disabilities getting an eye test

 

 

 

 

          

Eye Assessment for Care Provider use

For people with learning disabilities to help understand vision

 

 

 

 

Flu Vaccination

For people with learning disabilities going to have a flu vaccination

 

 

 

Gastroscopy
For people with learning disabilities going to have a gastroscopy at the hospital

 

 

 

 

Going Home from Hospital

For people with learning disabilities going home after being in hospital

 

 

 

Going To Dentist

For people with learning disabilities going to the dentist

 

 

 

Going To Hospital

For people with learning disabilities going to the hospital

 

 

 

 

Having a Blood Test

For people with learning disabilities going to have a blood test

 

 

 

 

Injection

For people with learning disabilities going to have an injection

 

 

 

 

Operation

For people with learning disabilities going to have an operation at the hospital

 

 

 

 

Questions To Ask

For people with learning disabilities going to the doctors or to hospital

 

 

 

 

Tests and Treatment

For people with learning disabilities having health checks and treatment

 

 

 

 

Supporter’s guide

A guide for supporters, whether you are a family member, carer or medical professional to help those with a learning disability join the learning disability register.

 

 

 

About having a health check

What a health check is and how to get one.

 

 

 

 

The Accessible Information Standard

How to get information you can understand from health and social care services.

 

 

 

 

Tips on making a complaint

What to do if you are not happy with your healthcare.

 

 

 

 

Get better healthcare now

A guide to getting better healthcare.

 

 

 

 

Learning Disability Register Template Letter

A template to fill in to join the Learning Disability Register.

 

 

 

 

 

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) Screening

Watch YouTube video

 

 

 

 

Screening for sickle cell disease and thalassaemia: an easy guide to screening tests when you are pregnant

 

 

 

 

Screening for Down’s syndrome, Edwards’ syndrome and Patau’s syndrome: an easy guide to screening tests when you are pregnant

 

 

 

 

Screening for problems with the baby’s body: an easy guide to screening tests when you are pregnant

 

 

 

 

 

Screening for eye problems for pregnant women with diabetes: an easy guide to screening tests when you are pregnant

 

 

 

 

Looking at your baby’s heart, eyes, hips and balls (testes): an easy guide to screening tests for your new baby

 

 

 

 

 

Looking at your baby’s hearing: an easy guide to screening tests for your new baby

 

 

 

 

 

Blood spot tests: an easy guide to screening tests for your new baby

 

 

 

 

 

Easy Read Guide for Heart Failure

 

 

 

 

Bowel Cancer Screening

 

 

 

 

 

Stoma care

 

 

 

 

Bowel Scope Screening

 

 

 

 

 

Having a Hysteroscopy

 

 

 

 

 

 

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