Before a health check

Before a health check

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These resources may be useful before a health check.

Please note for information

Many of the links below, and some of the resources offered on this page will direct you to information sources that are external to NES. These sources have not been created by NES and have been included for your information only. The inclusion of these sources is not as a recommendation or an endorsement of the associated content.

Before an Annual Health Check- Links to resources

Links to information about health screening

NHS Lothian health screening information (External Link) This resource gives comprehensive information about five screening checks.
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening
- Bowel Screening
- Breast Screening
- Cervical Screening
- Diabetic Eye Screening

Person Centred Planning (Link to NES resources under development)

Down's Syndrome Scotland resources

For adults with Down's Syndrome (Link opens to Down's Syndrome Scotland DropBox site)
For Parents and Carers (Link opens to Down's Syndrome Scotland DropBox site)
For Professionals (Link opens to Down's Syndrome Scotland DropBox site)

Information about reasonable adjustments

NES Equality Law and Reasonable Adjustments

Evidence and Studies

THE ANNUAL HEALTH CHECKS FOR PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES (SCOTLAND) DIRECTIONS 2022 (External Link) This document refers to the Directions regarding Annual Health Checks for people who have a learning disability in Scotland

Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory - specific research on morbidity and mortality in people who have a learning disabiillty (Link) This link leads to research undertaken by the Scottish Learning Disabiilties Observatory on the determinants of health and inequalities in people who have a learning disability.

Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory website (Link)

Please refer to the health screening section for easy read documents to support the pre-health check process e.g. obtaining urine samples.