confidential inquiry into the deaths of people with learning disabilities
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Confidential Inquiry into the deaths of people with learning disabilities
Pauline HeslopAnna Marriott
Annual Health Checks Workshop
Annual Health Checks• DES is designed to encourage
GP practices to identify patients aged 18 and over with learning disabilities and offer an annual health check.
• 71% had had AHC• 17% had received AHC > 12
months prior to their death• 12% had never had AHC.
Problems• Quality and recording of annual
health checks was variable• Issue of what is included in the
annual health check• Annual health checks were not
always leading to Health Action Plans
• Jessica’s story
Recommendations
• Minimum requirements for Annual Health Checks should be introduced
• Annual health checks should lead to a short, written accessible health action plan
• Named individual responsible for actioning this.