SEND – Respondents general health – What would help respondents

• A quarter of the respondents who indicated that they wanted more help with their health stated they would like to take part in exercise and fun activities (25%)
• Just under a fifth of respondents would like help accessing medical services, such as help with appointments or communicating with medical professionals, or more support with healthy eating habits and weight loss (17%)
• Also important but requested less often is help with socialising and communication (14%), support in achieving more independence (14%), mental health support (9%), and employment support (4%)

Base: Those who agree or strongly agree that they would like more help with their health (109)

This table shows that when asked about what would help them
25% of respondents say that exercise and fun activities would help them
18% say that accessing medical services would help them
17% say that healthy eating habits and weight loss would help them
14% say that socialising and communication would help them
14% say that independence would help them
9% say that improving their mental health would help them
6% say that they are not sure what would help them
4% say that employment would help them
9% say that other things would help them