Improving identification of people with a learning disability: guidance for general practice

Practices should review this guidance and update their registers to ensure that eligible patients are offered a flu vaccination and flagged for a health check. Easy read resources are available on thegov.uk website.

This guidance explains -

This guidance sets out what practices need to do in 19/20 and 20/21 onwards in light of this review to maximise the number of patients receiving a learning disability annual health check and being protected with influenza vaccination. Practices should ensure that they use the recommended codes to record this care in order to receive the relevant fees for completing this work.

The NHS Long Term Plancommits to improve uptake of the existing annual health check in primary care for people aged over 14 years with a learning disability, so that at least 75% of those eligible have a learning disability health check each year.

There is also a need to increase the number of people receiving the annual seasonal flu vaccination, given the level of avoidable mortality associated with respiratory problems.