Annual Health Checks - FOI Response Register

FoI Number
2023-747
Subject
Annual Health Checks
Date Received
29/02/2024
Request and Response

The Annual Health Checks for People with Learning Disabilities (Scotland) Directions place a duty on Health Boards to ensure that annual health check is offered to all people in Scotland aged 16 and over who have learning disabilities.

Based on this please provide the following information:

  1. The number of people with a learning disability that the health board recognises as eligible for a health check.

It has been identified that there are 233 eligible individuals, aged 16+ years old, who currently live in the Shetland isles.

  1. The number of people with a learning disability who have been offered a health check between 1st April 2023 to present [within current reporting period]

No people with a learning disability have been offered annual health checks (AHC) at this point. The reason being that the original date of 1st April 2023 for the AHCs was changed by the Scottish Government. The new date for the planned implementation is to start offering these AHCs by the 31st March 2024.

  1. The number of people who have received health check upon accepting an offer of one between 1st April 2023 to present [within current reporting period]

As stated above, no AHCs have been offered or carried out, due to the revised start date.

  1. The number of people with a learning disability between 20th May 2022 and 31st March 2023 who were offered a health check. –

 As stated above, no AHCs have been offered or carried out, due to the revised start date.

The number of people with a learning disability between 20th May 2022 and 31st March 2023 who received a health check upon accepting an offer of one. –

As stated above, no AHCs have been offered or carried out, due to the revised start date.

 

Clarification: For reference for requests 4 and 5 the Annual Health Checks for People with Learning Disabilities (Scotland) Direction 2022 it states, “As of 20 May 2022, Annual Health Checks will be live in Scotland… the expectation is that these annual health checks will have been offered by 31 March 2023.”