If you have a severe mental illness (SMI), you are entitled to an annual physical health check.
Some aspects of living with SMI mean that people are more likely to develop physical health problems.
Everyone’s situation is different, but a full health check is an important first step towards taking ownership of your physical health.
As part of the Community Mental Health Transformation Programme, Combined Healthcare has produced a leaflet on the importance of SMI physical health checks – you can find it as a download below.
We have worked with the mental health charity Rethink Mental Illness to produce the Trust’s version of their leaflet available here