Health Checkers

SpeakEasy N.O.W. Health Checkers are funded by NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire. We work with commissioners and providers of local health services.

Our Health Checkers are people with a learning disability who care strongly about the quality of health services for people with a learning disability.

We know that people with a learning disability often have poorer health and health outcomes than other people.

We want to make sure that people with a learning disability are involved in improving the health and healthcare services for people with a learning disability in Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

What we want

We want to make sure that people with a learning disability have access to good health information and advice.

We want good quality health services that show understanding of learning disability and make adjustments needed for people to access services.

How we do it

We talk with lots of people with a learning disability and listen to their experiences and feedback about local services.
We visit places like hospitals, GP surgeries, Dentists and Opticians to see if their services are good for people with a learning disability.
We report on the findings from our visits and make recommendations.

We make presentations to different groups to tell them the things we have learned.
We provide training for groups and organisations to help them understand the needs of people with learning disabilities.
We help with the production of health information and advice that people with learning disabilities can understand.

Join our team

We have Health Checkers from Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

Health Checkers meet every month and alternate online and in-person. We have meetings in Hereford and Worcester. We plan and discuss our work and meet with different health professionals and providers. We are extremely proud of the work we do and the opportunity it gives us to make a difference to the lives of people with a learning disability.

Click here for more information about the Health Checker role. If you are interested in joining our team please contact

Gail Greer, Health Checkers Project Coordinator

g.greer@speakeasynow.org.uk