Nottinghamshire

Which organisations are involved?
NHS Nottinghamshire County and Nottinghamshire County Council

Number of people living in the area
660,000

Who lives in the area
The population is 97.4% white and 2.6% non white. The non-white population is smaller than that for England and the East Midlands. The number of people aged over 65 is higher than the national average and it will increase. Health is better than the national average but there are large differences in the health problems people have and how long people live.

Numbers of people with learning disabilities in the area
There are an estimated 12,584 people aged 18 and over with learning disabilities living in Nottinghamshire. Of these, 2,603 have moderate and severe learning disabilities and 206 have profound/multiple learning disabilities.

Information about the link person
Anne Pridgeon Health Improvement Principal

Anne works with health and social care to improve the health of people with learning disabilities and mental health and reduce health inequalities in Nottinghamshire.

Anne's background
Anne Pridgeon is Health Improvement Principal at NHS Nottinghamshire County where she has worked from 2008, after completing her Masters in Public Health. Her lead areas of work are Learning Disabilities and Mental Health. Anne has worked in the NHS for 19 years in a variety of different roles and is a Registered Dietitian.

Information about the Partnership Board
The Better Health Group is the health subgroup of both the Nottinghamshire and Nottingham City Learning Disability Partnership Boards. The group includes a family carer and the Health + User Group provides service user feedback. It has a list of things for better health for people with learning disability in Nottinghamshire and Nottingham.

Three things that Nottinghamshire is doing to tackle health inequalities

A Health Needs Assessment to look at what health problems people with learning disability in Nottinghamshire and Nottingham have and what services there should be. the Assessment has a list of things for better health for people with learning disabilities. The Better Health group is in charge of this list.

Work with family doctors to provide an annual health check to all those adults with learning disability who are known to social care. Nearly half of all those who should have a health check have already had one.

A Health Equity Audit to see if people with learning disabilities have the same access to care from their family doctor as everyone else.