General Practitioners (GPs) - NHS
How to contact this service
Description
A general practitioner (GP) is a family medical doctor based in the community who treats patients with minor or chronic illnesses, orders tests, and makes referrals to specialists. They are typically your first point of contact with the NHS. GPs usually take over from paediatricians when young people turn 18 years-old.
Annual Health Checks
People aged 14+ with learning disabilities who are known to their local authority social services, and who are registered with a GP (who knows their medical history) are entitled to a free annual health check.
Resources:
- NHFT: A Guide to Learning Disability Annual Health Checks (Link)
- NHS - Annual Health Checks for People with Learning Disabilities (Link)
- Cost
- Free
- Locality
- National Organisation
- Additional languages
- Translation and/or Interpreting Available on Request
- Age range
- Suitable for ages from 0 to 99 years
- Referral route
- No Referral Needed
- For people with
- Suitable for Everyone
- Eligibility criteria
- Open to Everyone
- Provider category
- Universal Services - Suitable for Everyone
Address
c/o NHS England, PO Box 16738
Redditch
Worcestershire
B97 9PT
United Kingdom
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Last updated 21 June 2024