Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 12 September 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria are used to determine whether people with learning disabilities should qualify for health checks.
The Scottish Government is developing a framework for regular health assessments for all people with learning disability as part of the delivery of Equally Well: Report of the Ministerial Taskforce on Health Inequalities. This will build on developments through the learning disability enhanced service programme, which is being taken forward by 11 NHS boards. The enhanced service involves supporting the overall primary care needs of adults with learning disabilities and taking steps towards regular health assessments.
NHS boards will work in partnership with local authorities to identify and support people with learning disabilities to access health assessments.