Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 106851

Learning Disabilities: Health Services

Tabled: 19 January 2026
Answered: 27 January 2026

Question

Helen Maguire

Liberal DemocratEpsom and Ewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of reinstating the annual health check target of 75% for people with learning disabilities.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
The Department and NHS England have not undertaken a specific assessment of reinstating the 75% annual health check target for people with a learning disability. My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, wrote to general practi...

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