Guidance

Blood tests and people with learning disabilities

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

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 26 September 2017

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Blood tests and injections for people with learning disabilities: making reasonable adjustments - easy-read summary

Ref: PHE publications gateway number 2017321

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Blood tests for people with learning disabilities: making reasonable adjustments - guidance

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Blood tests for people with learning disabilities: reasonable adjustments case studies

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This guidance signposts resources that can be used to support people with learning disabilities, and includes case studies illustrating reasonable adjustments that can be put in place to help.

Published 26 September 2017