Learning Disability: General Practitioners
(asked on 27th November 2025) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government what percentage of patients on the Quality and Outcomes Framework learning disabilities register received an annual health check in general practice in England in each of the past three calendar years.
The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) indicator relating to the learning disability register was retired for the 2025/26 contract year. Only people aged 14 years old and over on a general practice (GP) learning disability register are eligible for a learning disability annual health check.
The following table shows the most recent data for those on a learning disability register who have received an annual health check in England for the last three calendar years, up until March 2025, as well as the percentage of patients on a learning disability register who are eligible for an annual health check:
Period | Learning disability annual health checks completed | Percentage of eligible people, aged 14 years old and over, on a GP learning disability register |
April 2022 to March 2023 | 242,641 | 78.13% |
April 2023 to March 2024 | 255,145 | 77.6% |
April 2024 to March 2025 | 267,666 | 79.9% |
The annual statistics publication of Health and Care of People with Learning Disabilities sets out the key differences in healthcare between people with a learning disability and those without. This includes data on key health issues for people who are recorded on their GP learning disability register, such as uptake of annual health checks. The 2024 to 2025 statistics is scheduled for publication on 4 December 2025.