Wales is the first country in the UK to introduce free annual health checks for adults with a learning disability. The LDIAG provided advice on the development of All Wales proposals to introduce regular health checks as part of the local enhanced GP service arrangements.
The use of annual health checks has been proved effective by several studies in Wales to identify existing and new health needs of people with a learning disability. In the PEARL project phase I, undertaken by Prof Mike Kerr, approximately half the patients who opted for a health check were identified as having unmet health needs, of which 17% were classed as "serious".

Read the accessible leaflet on health checks	Read the letter to people with a learning disability
Read the letter to social services	Read the full checklist the doctor will go through