Tag: health literacy

Health Information Week

4th – 10th July 2022

This week we are celebrating health information week. If you visit us at the Lantern centre be sure to have a look at our display in the entrance, containing key information on health literacy, how to find quality information and how to spot fake news.

We also have free fruit for anyone passing – enjoy a healthy snack on the library this week.

Please feel free to download and share our resources with your colleagues:

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The library also offers training on health literacy awareness. Please get in touch with katie.roper@lscft.nhs.uk to arrange this.

Health Literacy

Shared reading – online via Microsoft Teams

As part of Health Literacy Month, Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Library & Knowledge Services are running a shared reading session on Wednesday that has a Health Literacy aspect. They will be reading a couple of extracts from Karen Havelin’s ‘Please read this leaflet carefully’. It looks at the patient experience and her experiences of endometriosis, through diagnosis, treatment, and managing day to day life with a long term medical condition.

The session is on Wednesday 13th October. It is open to everyone with an interest in health literacy. There is no need to book, just turn up! It will take place via Teams from 12-12.30pm. The meeting link is here: Click here to join the meeting

Lunch and Learn

April – Health Literacy Awareness

Thank-you to all those who attended our April lunch and learn session with Joanne Naughton from Health Education England (HEE).

As the session discussed personal stories, we could not record the session, however Joanne has kindly agreed to share her presentation- please feel free to download and share with your colleagues or team.

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We would also really value any feedback you have regarding this session or the presentation attached above. This short survey will only take a few minutes to complete: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/QHC6BRL

Just a reminder that our next session will be held on Thursday, 20th May with the Public Health Team who will be discussing ‘Long Covid’. More details will follow in the coming weeks.

Lunch and learn – April Reminder

Health Literacy Awareness Session

This is just a reminder that the next Lunch and Learn session will be held via Teams on Thursday 29th April between 12pm and 1pm.

This session will discuss:

  • What health literacy awareness is and how it might impact on everyday practice
  • Issues surrounding this topic when working with patients
  • What low health literacy looks and feels like
  • The impact of low health literacy on individuals’ everyday lives and on the services that support them
  • Tools and techniques you can use in practice to overcome these issues

As the session may discuss personal reflections or examples from practice, we will not be recording the April session.

Teams invites have been sent to all our Library registered users. If you would like an invite to be extended to you or you team please email: katie.roper@lscft.nhs.uk

Health Literacy E-Learning

Health Education England and NHS Education for Scotland have produced joint e-learning on Health Literacy

This Health Literacy e-learning takes approximately 35 minutes to complete. It introduces the importance of health literacy and covers teach back, chunk and check, using simple language, using pictures and routinely offering help. The content relates to both clinical and non-clinical settings and may be used as a refresher for team members or as an introduction for colleagues who are interested in health literacy.

Register for the e-learning here