These services support individuals and families to manage their primary healthcare needs, including diagnosing illness, advice and guidance about general ailments and support with the monitoring and management of long-term conditions and prescribing appropriate medications to treat and manage conditions.
Links to finding services
Primary Care Services also support with vaccination programmes and also screening services for early identification and prevention of illness.
Find a pharmacy – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Find a dentist – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Opticians and sight tests – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Vaccination Programmes
The NHS National Children’s Vaccination Programme aims to protect the population from preventable infectious diseases. Further information can be found here: https://www.nenc-healthiertogether.nhs.uk/parentscarers/keeping-your-child-safe-and-healthy/childhood-vaccinations-essential-information
Annual Health Checks
People with a learning disability often have poorer physical and mental health than other people. It is important that everyone with a learning disability over the age of 14 who is on their doctor’s learning disability register has an annual health check.
An annual health check can help you stay well by talking to your doctor or nurse about your health and finding any problems early so they can be looked into.
You do not have to be ill to have a health check, most people have their annual health check when they are well. If you are worried about seeing a doctor, or there is anything they can do to make your appointment better, let the doctor or nurse know and they can make changes to help you. These are called reasonable adjustments.
For more information about annual health checks please visit the following links:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/learning-disabilities/improving-health/annual-health-checks
