Learning Disability Week and Cervical Screening Awareness

This week marks both Learning Disability Week and Cervical Screening Awareness week.

In this short film www.youtu.be/zOq_a2BYERc, Jodie (aged 42), explains how she attended her first cervical screening appointment after her GP practice and learning disability nurse made the right reasonable adjustments to make her feel more comfortable and confident.

• www.england.nhs.uk/learning-disabilities/improving-health/reasonable-adjustments/

Here is some more information about having a smear test when you have a learning disability

• www.jostrust.org.uk/information/cervical-screening/cervical-screening-learning-disability

It is also very important to attend your annual Learning Disability Health Check. We will be sending out invitations for this, please look out for this if you are over 14 with a learning disability. Here is some more information about the annual health check

• www.youtu.be/aCLRGvT2RrI

Please contact us if you need any more information or advice.

Telephone: 01246 826815