Somerset Emotional Wellbeing Podcast – Ep. 43 – Health Checks and Learning Disabilities

Episode 43 of the free Somerset Emotional Wellbeing podcast, Health Checks and Learning Disabilities, is out now!

In Health Checks and Learning Disabilities, hosts Dr. Peter Bagshaw and Dr. Andrew Tresidder are joined by Jordan Smith, Advocacy Lead and Chair of Dimensions Council and his Dimensions Personal Assistant, Emilija Lizunaite to discuss the impact health checks can have for people who have learning disabilities.

They discuss why people with a learning disability often have poorer physical and mental health than other people, why it is important that people with learning disabilities or autism have regular health checks and Jordan’s own personal experiences of attending health checks.

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