Medicare Locals and people with intellectual disability - NSW CID Fact Sheets

The NSW Council on Intellectual Disability continues its advocacy for excellence in health care for people with intellectual disability with the publication of three new Fact Sheets for and about Medicare Locals:

These fact sheets are about how Medicare Locals can improve the health of people with intellectual disability and how local intellectual disability groups can work with Medicare Locals.

For Medicare Locals
This fact sheet has been prepared to help Medicare Locals act on the health of people intellectual disability.

For intellectual disability groups
This fact sheet has been prepared to help advocacy and family groups, government and non-government service providers. You can work with Medicare Locals to improve the health of people with intellectual disability.

Resources and references
This fact sheet has been prepared to provide further resources and references for intellectual disability groups and Medicare Locals.

• Click here to read and/or dowload the Medicare Locals Fact Sheets from NSW CID - each one is available in a print-friendly version, as well as for online reading.

• NSW CID Easy Fact Sheets on a range of health topics for people with intellectual disability
  
• NSW CID Fact Sheet - Specialised intellectual disability health  services in NSW