| 1 | Understand legislation, policies and guidance relevant to individuals with a learning disability accessing healthcare | 1.1 | Outline what is meant by a rights based approach to accessing healthcare |
| 1.2 | Identify legislation which supports a rights based approach to accessing healthcare |
| 1.3 | Describe ways that healthcare services should make ‘reasonable adjustments’ to ensure that they provide equal access to individuals with a learning disability |
| 1.4 | Explain why it is important to ensure an individual is able to give informed consent to their treatment in line with legislation, policies or guidance |
| 1.5 | Describe the actions to take if an individual cannot give informed consent to the treatment |
| 2 | Understand the function of different healthcare services that an individual with a learning disability may need to access | 2.1 | List a range of healthcare services that an individual with a learning disability may need to access |
| 2.2 | Describe the work of each type of healthcare service |
| 2.3 | Explain how to gain access to each type of healthcare service |
| 3 | Understand the role of professionals within different healthcare services that a individual with a learning disability may need to access | 3.1 | Outline the role and responsibility of the professionals working in different types of healthcare services |
| 4 | Understand how plans for healthcare and regular health checks underpin long-term health and well-being for individuals with a learning disability | 4.1 | Explain how plans for healthcare can be of benefit to an individual with a learning disability |
| 4.2 | Identify a range of regular health checks that an individual may have to support good health and well being |
| 4.3 | Outline how missing regular health checks may increase the risk of poor health and well being for the individual |
| 4.4 | Explain the importance of individual preference in relation to treatments available |
| 5 | Understand the issues that an individual with a learning disability may face when accessing a variety of healthcare services | 5.1 | Identify barriers to accessing healthcare services that an individual with a learning disability may experience |
| 5.2 | Describe ways to overcome barriers to accessing healthcare services |
| 5.3 | Describe reasons why an individual may be reluctant to access healthcare services |
| 5.4 | List a range of resources that may be helpful to an individual with a learning disability assessing healthcare services |
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