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BUDDSBarnet Unified Document
for Down Syndrome

Down Syndrome Checklists

Suggested ages for health checks, annual GP health checks for adults from age 18-19, RCGP and DSA resources, based on AAP Committee on Genetics guidelines

Checklists

Download the suggested ages for health checks. Check at other times if there are parental or other reasons for concern.

Annual health checks for adults by the GP (checklists available from the RCGP and DSA websites and a personal health book) - no further community paediatric checks once leaves full-time education - this is 18 years if in mainstream or 19 years if in a special school.

Bull MJ and the American Academy of Paediatrics Committee on Genetics. Health Supervision for Children With Down Syndrome. Pediatrics. 2011;128(2):393-406.

Adapted by Dr Ella Rachamim, 10th Nov 2020, for Barnet Combined Care Pathway (RFH NHS Trust).