Healthcare Needs of People with a Learning Disability

Course Duration:

9.30am - 12.30pm

Target Audience:

All staff, volunteers, family carers, direct employers and their PA’s working with people with learning disabilities

Aim:

This course will provide a basic understanding of the healthcare needs of people with learning disabilities and how to maintain good physical health

Learning Outcomes:

• Be aware of the health inequalities experienced by people with learning disabilities
• Be aware of current legislation, policies and guidance relevant to people with learning disabilities
• Develop an understanding of health conditions prevalent to learning disabilities
• Understand how plans for healthcare and regular health checks under pin long term health and wellbeing for people with learning disabilities
• Be able to support people with learning disabilities to overcome barriers to accessing healthcare services
• Be able to advise on and implement reasonable adjustments to enable the health needs of people with learning disabilities to be met

*Please note if you are new to the field of Learning Disability then you must attend Introduction to Learning Disability prior to completing this course*