GPs urged to plan for introduction of annual health checks for 14 to 17-year-olds with learning disabilities

 GPs are being urged to start planning now for the introduction of annual health checks for young people aged 14-17 with learning disabilities in April. The call from the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) came ahead of the move next month, which has been made as a result of recommendations following last year’s Confidential Inquiry into premature deaths of people with learning disabilities (CIPOLD). Adults aged 18 and over are already entitled to an annual health check. At a health check, a person receives a general physical examination, checks on any prescribed medications they are taking and the management