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Gi vent hef i gur esabove,i t ' sacer t ai nt yt hatener gyef f i ci entl i ght i ngupgr adeswi l lsavel ei sur ecent r esmoney .However ,t heycanal soaddval ue t ot hecent r e' soper at i onsandaddqual i t yt ot heexper i enceofusi ngt he f aci l i t i es. Whenl ooki ngatl i ght i ngupgr ades,addi t i onalmeasur escanandshoul d bebui l ti n,whi chof f eramuchmor esophi st i cat edanduserf r i endl yexper i encet ot hecust omer . Whent hat ' st heupgr adepat hchosen,i t ' snol ongerj ustaboutsavi ng money .Happi er ,mor ecomf or t abl ecust omer swi l lst aycust omer sl onger , andr epor tposi t i vel yont heexper i enceyourl ei sur ecent r epr ovi des.

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Ri skManagement

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Ther ecentr ansomwar eat t ackont heNHSand over30, 000compani esgl obal l yhasbr ought cyber cr i met ot het opoft her i skandnews agenda.

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Lear ni ngDi sabi l i t yAwar eness

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Lear ni ngdi s abi l i t yc har i t y Menc ap,i npar t ner s hi pwi t h RachelAshcroft,StrategicDevelopment Managerf orHeal t hatl ear ni ngdi sabi l i t y NHSEngl and,hasl aunc heda charityMencap,said: newani mat i onandonl i ne “ Vi si t i ngt heGPcanbei ncr edi bl ydi f f i cul ti fyouhave gui desc al l edDon’ tMi s sOut alearningdisability.Makingappointments, under st andi ngwhatt hedoct ori ssayi ngand t or ai s eawar enes soft he expl ai ni nghowyouf eelcanber eal l yhar d.Bei ngon heGP’ sl ear ni ngdi sabi l i t yr egi st ercanensur e i mpor t anc ef orpeopl ewi t ha t heal t hcar ei smuchmor eaccessi bl eandcanr esul ti n bet t erheal t hout comesf orpeopl ewi t hal ear ni ng l ear ni ngdi s abi l i t yt obeon di sabi l i t y . ” t hei rGP’ sl ear ni ngdi s abi l i t y “ Ther ear e1, 200avoi dabl edeat hsofpeopl ewi t ha r egi s t er . l ear ni ngdi sabi l i t yever yyearduet ot heheal t h Just23% ofpeopl ewi t hal ear ni ngdi sabi l i t yar e r egi st er edashavi ngal ear ni ngdi sabi l i t ywi t ht hei r GP[ 1]andj ust44% r ecei veanAnnualHeal t h Check[ 2] .Thi si sdespi t ewel ldocument ed evi denceoft heheal t hi nequal i t i esexper i encedby peopl ewi t hal ear ni ngdi sabi l i t y ,wi t h1, 200 avoi dabl edeat hsever yyear[ 3] .

i nequal i t i est hatpeopl ewi t hal ear ni ngdi sabi l i t yf ace. Accesst obet t ersuppor t ,mor et i meandannual heal t hcheckscoul dpl ayacr uci alr ol ei ni mpr ovi ng pat i ent doct orr el at i onshi psandensur i ngt hatpeopl e wi t hal ear ni ngdi sabi l i t yr ecei vet heheal t hcar eand t r eat mentt heyneed. ”

DrMat tHoght on,GPatCl evedonMedi cal Gr oupandNor t hSomer setCCG l ear ni ng di sabi l i t ycl i ni call ead,sai d:

I fpeopl ewi t hal ear ni ngdi sabi l i t yt el lt hei rGP’ st hey haveal ear ni ngdi sabi l i t yt heyar eent i t l edt oext r a “ Doi ngt heAnnualHeal t hChecksal l owsmet obui l d hel p.Thi scani ncl ude: al ongt er m,t r ust i ngr el at i onshi pwi t hpat i ent swho haveal ear ni ngdi sabi l i t y .Thi smeansIcandot he • Ext r at i mef orappoi nt ment s necessar yexami nat i ons,suchasbl oodt est s.Att he • EasyReadi nf or mat i ont hati saccessi bl e samet i me,Il ear nmor eaboutt heper sonandcan • AnnualHeal t hCheckst hathel pt omai nt ai n maker easonabl eadj ust ment st ot hei rcar e. ” heal t h,det ectcondi t i onsandi l l nessesandhel p GPst ounder st andhowt opr ovi debet t ercar et o pat i ent swi t hal ear ni ngdi sabi l i t y .

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Formor ei nf or mat i onv i s i t www. mencap. or g. uk/ dont mi ssout YoussefAbi dathasal ear ni ngdi sabi l i t y . Hesai d:

Ther ear e1. 4mi l l i onpeopl ewi t hal ear ni ngdi sabi l i t y i nt heUK.Mencapwor kst osuppor tpeopl ewi t ha l ear ni ngdi sabi l i t y ,t hei rf ami l i esandcar er sbyf i ght i ng t ochangel aws,i mpr oveser vi cesandaccesst o educat i on,empl oymentandl ei sur ef aci l i t i es.Mencap suppor t st housandsofpeopl ewi t hal ear ni ng di sabi l i t yt ol i vet hei rl i vest hewayt heywant .

“MyGPphonesmet or emi ndmeaboutmyheal t h www. mencap. or g. uk check,becausesomet i mesIf or get .I ’ m happywi t h myheal t hcent r e.Idi dn’ tr eal i seIwasl owon vi t ami nB12unt i lIhadmyAnnualHeal t hCheck,so nowIt akevi t ami nst ocor r ectt hat .I fIdi dn’ thave t hecheckImayhavebeeni l landnotr eal i sedi t . ”

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Educat i on

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41i st heageBr i t onsof f i ci al l ygeti nt ogar deni ng 41i st heageweof f i c i al l ygeti nt ogar deni ng,anews ur v eyhasr ev eal ed.

Thes ur v eys howedmor et hanat hi r dofr es pondent sdes c r i bet hei rgar denasa pl ac et oes c apei tal l andonei nt ens ai dt heywer ei mmens el ypr oudoft heway Res ear c her st ookani ndept hl ooki nt ot hepr ec i s et i mei nourl i v est hatwet ur nour t hei rout doors pac el ook ed. at t ent i ont oourout doors pac es-andf oundt hati ti snotunt i l wer eac h41t hatwe bec omegr eenf i nger ed. J amesWongadded:“ Des pi t et hes ef i ndi ngs ,t her ei ss t i l l s omehopet hatBr i t sget i nt ogar deni ngatanear l i erage.Nowaday st her ear epl ent yofc ut t i ngedgegar Upunt i l t hi spoi nt ,near l yt hr eei nt enadul t sc ont i nuet or el yonel der l ypar ent st o deni ngt ool sathandwhi c har ei deal f oral l t y pesofgar dener s–amat eurt onov i c e s or toutt hei rout doors pac e-wi t honei nt went yev enc al l i ngongr andpar ent st o –mak i ngl i ghtwor koft r ans f or mi ngout doors pac es .Gar deni ngi sagr eathobby t endt ot hei rgar dens . f orpeopl eofal l agesandi spar t i c ul ar l ybenef i c i al .I t ’ saf un,heal t hyac t i v i t ypl us t hes ens eofs at i s f ac t i ony ouf eel wheny ouwat c hs omet hi ngy ou’ v ehadahandi n Af ur t heronei nt enr es or tt owat c hi ngc l i psonYouTubet ohel pr emedyt hei rhor t i - gr owi ngi si mmeas ur abl e. ” c ul t ur al i s s ues . Aquar t erofBr i t ss eet hems el v esasak eengar dener–wi t hmor et hanhal fof Thepol l bygar dent ool s uppl i erFi s k ar sr ev eal edat hi r dofc l uel es sadul t shav e adul t si t c hi ngf ors ummert oar r i v es ot heyc angetbac kouti nt ot hei rgar dens . NEVERt r i mmedahedgeandnear l yaquar t erhav en’ tev erpot t edapl ant . Howev er ,hal foft headul t st hatt ookpar ti nt hepol l s ai dt heywoul dn’ tbeabl et o Af ur t her23per c entoft he1, 500adul t spol l edc l ai mt ohav eNEVERmownal awn i dent i f yaf uc hs i a,40per c entwoul ds t r uggl et os potapans yandmor et hanhal f orr ak edl eav esi nt hegar den. woul dn’ tk nowager mani um whent heys awone. Bot ani s tandbr oadc as t er ,J amesWong,c omment s :“ Thes t udys howst her ei sa Get t i ngs t ungbys t i ngi ngnet t l es ,pul l i ngupaf l ower ,mi s t ak i ngi tf oraweedand l ac kofengagementbet weent hey oungergener at i onandgar deni ng,buti t ’ ss oi m- t r appi ngf i nger si ndec k c hai r sar ej us ts omeoft hec al ami t i esBr i t shav ef ac ed por t antwedon’ tl os et hatpas s i onf orourout doors pac es . whent r y i ngt ot ac k l et hegar den. “ Al ac kofenj oy mentori nt er es ti nmai nt ai ni ngagar denus ual l ys t emsf r om peopl e notk nowi ngwher et os t ar t .That ’ swhydev el opi ngani nt er es ti ngar deni ngand s howi ngt her ewar dst hatout doors pac esc anbr i ngi ses s ent i al ,s uc hasgr owi ng pl ant si ns mal l s pac es ,whi c hc anbef unandpr oduc t i v e— y ouj us tneedal i t t l e s uns hi neands omei magi nat i on. ” As pok es manf orFi s k ar sc omment ed:“ Get t i ngi nt ogar deni ngatt heageof41 mays eem l at e,butwi t hmanyadul t snotget t i ngont hepr oper t yl adderorl i v i ngi n f l at sunt i l t hei rl at et hi r t i es ,i t ’ sbec omi ngt henor m.

Cut t i ngt hegr as swi t hnobl adei nt hemower ,put t i ngy ourhandi nc atmes sand t r eadi ngonanupt ur nedr ak ewer eot herc ommonf auxpas . Des pi t es pendi ngonav er agef i v ehour sperweeki nt hei rgar dens ,Br i t ss ayt hey ar eas hamedoft hes t at eoft hei rout doorar eas ,y eti nat y pi c al y eart heywi l l i nv es tj us t£1 19i nmai nt ai ni ngandi mpr ov i ngt hes pac e. Ki d’ st oy ss t r ewnev er y wher e,t hegr as sgr owi ngt ooqui c k l yandnothav i ngt he r i ghtt ool sf ort hej obar eamongt het hi ngst hatannoyusaboutourgar dens .

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