Good Health
Young people are supported to manage their own health as they move into adulthood. Young people with learning disabilities are registered with GPs from 14 and annual health checks and plans are offered. Health professionals use person-centred approaches and work in partnership with education and social care colleagues as part of the EHC planning process.
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Resources and Information about COVID-19
The PfA team has gathered some useful links to resources and information a... Read More
Video: Mental health and transition
Transition from child and adolescent to adult mental services a young persons perspective (18 minutes).
School Nurse Toolkit - Improving Young People's Health Literacy
The Association for Young People's Health have released a toolkit for school nurses, designed to improve young people's health literacy.
Produced with support from Public Health England, the toolkit is designed to help school nurses improve the health literacy of children and young people using simple and cost effective methods.
Produced with support from Public Health England, the toolkit is designed to help school nurses improve the health literacy of children and young people using simple and cost effective methods.
GMC's Learning Disability website
The General Medical Council (GMC) has a website, www.gmc-uk.org/learningdisabilities, dedicated to helping doctors provide better care for people with learning disabilities.
Children and young people’s continuing care national framework
Guidance documents for clinical commissioning groups when assessing the needs of children and young people (0 to 17 years) whose complex needs cannot be met by universal or specialist health services.
