Healthcare for older children and adults

Find out about health support for older children and adults

There is different health support available for different age groups.

Annual health checks

It is important that everyone over the age of 14 who is on their doctor's learning disability register, has an annual health check.

Find out more about annual health checks on the NHS website

Continuing healthcare

Some people with long-term complex health needs qualify for free social care arranged and funded solely by the NHS. This is known as NHS continuing healthcare.

Find out more about continuing healthcare on the NHS website

Learning disability register

The learning disability register is a list of all the people with a learning disability that the GP surgery looks after.

It helps your doctor and healthcare staff know what support you need. 

Find out more and how to sign up on Mencap's website