Information for people with learning disabilities

Annual health checks with your doctor - short easy read.

What is an annual health check? Long easy read.

Annual health check standards - did you know? 

Checking your blood pressure easy read.

Checking your ears easy read.

Checking your pulse easy read.

Checking your temperature easy read.

Checking your weight and height easy read.

Going for a blood test easy read.

Going for an ECG (electrocardiogram) easy read.

What is a urine sample? Easy read.

Chest examination information at your annual health check easy read.

What I want to talk about at my annual health check easy read.

Stomach examinations at your annual health check easy read.

Download health action plan.

NHS England - Harshi’s learning disability annual health check and health action plan.

All about brushing your teeth easy read guide.

Importance of cleaning your teeth easy read guide.

External websites

NHS Team Smile - oral health resources.

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Mencap - constipation resources.

Blood pressure and sepsis easy read guide.

Diabetic eye screening easy read guide.

External website

Learning Disability Service - diabetes resources.

External websites

Easy health - epilepsy resources.

NHS Learning Disability Service - epilepsy.

External website

NHS - going to hospital resources.

All about vaccinations easy read.

What is Emla cream? Easy read.

Your flu vaccination easy read.

Pneumococcal vaccine easy read.

Download your health passport for your corresponding location below:

• Bay
• Blackpool
• Preston and Chorley
• East Lancashire
• West Lancashire

Information about having a smear test easy read guide.

External website

Keeping my chest healthy - chest health resources.

External website

Learning Disability Service - LeDeR.

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Learning Disability Service - hearing test resources

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NHS - mental health self help resources.

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Learning Disability Service - pharmarcy resources.

Importance of bowel screening easy read guide.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening easy read guide.

External websites 

Thera Trust - know your chest resources.

Thera Trust - know your testicles resources.

Learning Disability Service - bowel screening resources.

Learning Disability Service - abdonimal aortic aneurysm (AAA) resources.

Macmillan - prostate cancer easy read resources.

NHS learning disability service - prostate screening resources easy read.

External website

Learning Disability Network - maternity resources.

Reasonable adjustments letter care plan.

Reasonable adjustments letter to GP.

External website 

Learning Disability Service - healthy diet and eating well resources.

Blood pressure and sepsis easy read guide

External website

NHS England - sepsis resources.

External website

Learning Disability Service - sleep resources.

Pennine Care NHS - sleep problems easy read resources.

External websites

Pennine Care NHS - dysphagia resource pack.

Cheshire and Wirral NHS - information about dysphagia.

Northern Health and Social Care Trust - easy read for those with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals - what is dysphagia?

Public Health Agency - eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties.

External website

Easy health - alcohol and drug resources.

Cheshire and Wirral NHS - alcohol resources.

What consent means easy read guide.

What is a learning disability champion? Easy read guide.

All about breast screening easy read guide.

Reasonable adjustments form for breast screening easy read guide.

Having a smear test easy read guide. 

Importance of bowel screening easy read guide. 

External websites

Thera Trust - breast screening resources.

Learning Disability Service - menopause resources

Learning Disability Service - bowel screening resources

NHS Inform - all about period resources 

Macmillan - easy read cancer resources