Developing a community-based model of care for venipuncture in children and young adults with an intellectual disability: a retrospective study.

Background: Regular blood tests for monitoring metabolic side effects are often unable to be collected for people with an intellectual/developmental disability (ID/DD) and challenging behaviours (CBs) using usual pathways. We aimed to develop a model of care to facilitate venipuncture for children and young adults with ID/DD and CBs.

Methods: A systematic tiered model of care was developed for venipuncture to suit the individual needs of children and young adults with ID/DD and CBs.