You will accomplish
- Obtain a comprehensive health assessment
- Apply for suitable medical support services
- Prepare a checklist for communications
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Gain access to specialised healthcare
Accessible healthcare services, tailored to meet the specific needs of individual with disabilities, play a crucial role in promoting their physical and mental health. This includes accessible facilities, equipment and communication methods as well as trained healthcare professionals who understand the unique challenges faced by people with disabilities.
Take Action
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Prepare Communication Support
To ensure that healthcare providers and staff understand the needs and able to communicate effectively with PwDs, being patient, speaking in clear and simple language, with use of visual aids is key.
Prepare a ready list of checklists of support needs will help support your adult child with access to healthcare services. You can download a sample:
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Comprehensive Health Assessment
Regular health check-ups and assessment are essential to monitor the individual's overall health. This includes physical, mental and dental assessments.
This health assessment can be done by specialised healthcare providers. Access to healthcare professionals experienced in treating patients with intellectual disabilities is important. These specialists should understand the unique challenges this individual face.
In Singapore, there are currently 2 Health Clinics providing comprehensive health assessments for persons with disabilities:
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After you have performed a Comprehensive Health Assessment
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Follow up with Referral support
Follow up based on the health assessment and recommendations. Your doctor will provide you with the necessary referrals’ letters and point of contacts. If you need support, request for a social worker/nurse for assistance or referral for medical escort services.
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Download Health Hub App
Download the mobile app to track the appointments for your loved ones.
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Sign up for Preventive Care and Screenings
Specialist Screenings are limited and may take place on an events basis. Look out for events by signing up for MINDS Care Circle.
To locate the specialised screening and medical centres
FAQ
Some fees may be applicable, please call to enquire if there are any subsidies available.
If you are already seeing a regular GP and you are confident that your child is very comfortable and his needs are well attended to and no major concerns, please continue to follow up with your regular GP. When necessary, the disability doctor can also link up with your GP to close the gaps to address concerns the GP might not be able to.
As understanding a person with disability require investigation into more areas of needs, it will be helpful if you can set aside at least one hour of time. If there are previous documents of psychological or other medical records, it will be helpful to provide the documents before or bring during the appointment and visit.