The goals of the Roadmap are

More people with intellectual disability using free preventative health services

• This includes having a health check every year, breast and cervical screenings

Different types of health care working better together

• Doctors, nurses, dentists, specialists and other health care workers working together.
• Health care services sharing information

Different Government services working better together

• Health care, education, housing
• Healthcare workers understanding how the NDIS works

Healthcare workers are supported to give good care

• Health care workers have the right skills and training to work with people with intellectual disability and treat people with intellectual disability the same as everyone else.

People with intellectual disability have better oral health.

• Making it easier for people with intellectual disability to find a dentist that meets their needs
• Dentists have the right skills, tools and training to give good care to people with intellectual disability including children
• People with intellectual disability have information and resources to help them to take good care of their teeth and mouth

Information about people with intellectual and health care

• Collecting better information about how people with intellectual disability use health care
• Using this information to make health care in Australia better for people with intellectual disability

Good health care and information in emergencies

This includes getting:

• the right information
• COVID-19 tests and vaccinations
• things to keep people safe, like masks and gloves
• mental health support
• other health care and supports
   

Delivering the Roadmap

The Australian Government is investing $47 million to fund the following priorities of the roadmap:

• National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health


• Improving the implementation of annual health assessments for people with intellectual disability


• Curriculum development in intellectual disability health


• Primary Care Enhancement Program for people with intellectual disability (PCEP)