Guidance and regulation

Easy read version of the national framework for NHS continuing healthcare and NHS-funded nursing care.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 16 May 2023

How to support children and young people with learning disabilities, autistic spectrum conditions and mental health difficulties who are at risk of restrictive intervention.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 27 June 2019

A leaflet about cervical screening by and for women with learning disabilities.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 3 March 2020

Guidance for health and social care professionals about the legal duty to make reasonable adjustments for people with learning disabilities.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 15 September 2020

Guidance to help health professionals, social care staff and family members to help someone with learning disabilities to be screened for cancer.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 8 May 2016

Guidance on providing support and reasonable adjustments to meet the needs of people with learning disabilities who have difficulty swallowing (dysphagia).

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 8 May 2016

Information for health and social care professionals and family carers on meeting the needs of people with dementia and learning disabilities.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 18 June 2018

To help health professionals, paid social care staff and family members to support someone with learning disabilities to get good oral care.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 19 November 2019

Guidance about the annual health check programme for people with learning disabilities.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 8 May 2016

Evidence and information for health and care professionals and the wider public health workforce to support people with a learning disability and their families.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 22 March 2023

Advice on making reasonable adjustments to eye care services so they are accessible to people with learning disabilities.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 27 January 2020

Guidance to help health and social care professionals and family members to support people with learning disabilities who have substance misuse problems.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 8 May 2016

Guidance to help health professionals, social care staff and family members prevent and manage constipation in someone with learning disabilities.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 8 May 2016

Guidance to help health and social care professionals and family members support people with learning disabilities to lose weight.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 11 September 2020

Information on providing postural care support and reasonable adjustments to meet the needs of people with learning disabilities.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 8 May 2018

To help public health, health professionals, paid social care staff and family members to prevent falls in people with learning disabilities.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 19 August 2019

Guidance to help health professionals, social care staff and family members to support someone with learning disabilities when they're having blood taken.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 26 September 2017

Guidance on how to make reasonable adjustments to help support people with learning disabilities in using pharmacy services.

• From: Closed organisation: Public Health England
• Updated: 23 June 2017