A Healthier Me -Mencap – This easy read pack has lots of information about different foods, how much it’s advisable to eat and how to make healthy choices.
Healthy eating for people with learning disabilities – ELDP produced document outlining Provider responsibilities and useful things to do to help people make healthier choices.
NHS Health Check - NHS – A health check-up for adults in England aged 40 to 74. It's designed to spot early signs of stroke, kidney disease, heart disease, type 2 diabetes or dementia. As we get older, we have a higher risk of developing one of these conditions. An NHS Health Check helps find ways to lower this risk.
Dental treatment for people with special needs - NHS - access to specialist community dental services including the criteria.
Easy Read - Community Dental Services – easy read information about going to the dentist
Changing Places Toilets these toilets are larger facilities that have the right equipment, including a changing bench and a hoist, designed to support disabled people who need assistance. The link includes a search option to identify where these toilets are across the country which can be viewed as a useful map.
Autism and diet - British Dietetic Association (BDA) – This Fact Sheet looks at the most common dietary problems affecting autistic people and how dietitians can help.
My health passport (autism.org.uk) - ‘My Health Passport’ is a resource for autistic people who might need hospital treatment.
The passport is designed to help autistic people to communicate their needs to doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. It was developed by Baroness Angela Browning – an National Autistic Society Vice President – in collaboration with The National Autistic Society.
What do dietitians need to know when seeing a patient with a Learning Disability? - British Dietetic Association (BDA) – contains useful information about what dieticians need to look out for when working assessing the needs of someone with a learning disability.
Helping older people maintain a healthy diet: A review of what works - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)illustrates the impact of malnourishment and what can be done to rectify this
Pre-health check questionnaire – to help you to plan your chat with your Doctor.
Annual Health Checks – so that you know and can prepare for everything that should be discussed during your health check up
Health Action Plan – to help you know what you need to do to stay healthy. This follows the annual health check and notes the agreed actions for the year.
Diabetes toolkit overview – information on diabetes and what you can do to manage it
Hospital Passports– for health staff to know who you are and what makes you, you.
STOMP- is a NHS project in England that aims to stop the number of incidences of people with learning disabilities being prescribed psychotropic medication to manage behaviour.
ReSPECT | Resuscitation Council UK - The ReSPECT process creates personalised recommendations for a person’s clinical care and treatment in a future emergency in which they are unable to make or express choices.
Guidance: DNACPR and CPR decisions | Resuscitation Council UK – information from the Resuscitation Council UK which will help with discussions about DNACPR
DNACPR – a copy of the form used for DO NOT ATTEMPT CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION
Essex Frontline Frontline is a community project. It helps frontline workers and the public to find details on local health and wellbeing services and to contact services through call back and referral options.
Accessible information - and how it can help – states the legal requirements of organisations consistent approach to identifying, recording, flagging, sharing and meeting the information and communication support needs of patients, service users, carers and parents with a disability, impairment or sensory loss.
Whzan Digital Health Blue Box Overview - Blue Box contains a Whzan tablet PC and wireless instruments. It is a piece of kit that connects with the GP surgery and includes basic observation equipment like thermometers, blood pressure cuffs and pulse oximeters. If the GP spots any worrying data coming in, they can contact the service and get to see the individual quickly.
NHS - Screening for a learning disability – information about what health screenings someone should have at what age.
Easy read LeDeR Letter to GP – this gives permission by the person with a learning disability, for LeDeR to access to their health records if required after they have died.
Constipation - toolkit overview and Constipation Care Guide – explains why paying attention to someone having constipation and helping them resolve it, can save their life
Dysphagia and aspiration pneumonia toolkit – to help manage problems with swallowing
Easy read document - Prostate – this has information produced with pictures and symbols about looking after your prostate
Essex Wellbeing Service - Provide Essex residents (excluding Southend-On-Sea and Thurrock) access to health checks, stop-smoking services, weight management courses and emotional health and wellbeing support.
Obesity and weight management for people with learning disabilities: guidance - GOV.UK advises about specific aspects of weight management for people with learning disabilities. It includes useful things to consider when supporting a person with a learning disability to lose weight.
Improving healthcare access for people with learning disabilities - GOV.UK useful resources for service providers to use when supporting someone with learning disabilities to manage their health
