learning disability

This easy read information booklet is for children and young people with a learning disability receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and their parents and carers.

This is a guide to the COVID-19 vaccine for people with a learning disability in Northern Ireland. It explains about COVID-19, the vaccine, what happens at your appointment and what to expect.

Please note the advice on self-isolation for some close contacts has changed since publication date. Please see 

This HSC Hospital Passport has been developed by the PHA and the Regional General Hospital Forum for Learning Disability for people with a learning disability to complete (with or without help) and present to staff every time they have contact with a general hospital. It gives staff important information on the person and how they prefer to communicate, their medical history and any support they might need while in hospital. Staff can then make any reasonable adjustments in order to provide the best possible care for people with a learning disability.

The Bamford review of mental health and learning disabilities identified the need for research to help with service and policy development in a number of areas. We worked with key stakeholders, gaining significant input from service users and carers along with professionals and researchers, to agree five top priorities.