Pillar 4: Living a healthy life
A key focus for the councils One Health and Care Plan is a Healthy and Happy Stockport: People live the best lives they can, happy, healthy and independent and this is no different for people with Learning Disabilities.
You said we want:
- exercise to keep healthy
- to be independent and health
- personalised health checks that support our individual needs
- reasonable adjustments to be made when we need health and social care
- good information, advice and opportunities to having a healthier lifestyle
- a better experience when we go into hospital
Next steps:
- to continue to work to reduce barriers to people accessing vaccinations and health screenings
- equal access to vaccinations and health screenings for example: breast, testicular, bowel cancer
- to work closely with the GP practices to support them with ensuring their Learning Disability register is up to date and that annual health checks are completed
- we are continuing to explore support for people who require more bespoke support and accommodation options
- continuing to work with GP’s, carers, family members and providers to support health checks
- implementing the action plan from the NHS England and LGA Building the Right Support peer review
- to work with hospitals to ensure that people have good experiences in an emergency and as an outpatient
- develop a more inclusive leisure offer