Get ready for Health Information Week 2023 #HIW2023

 Did you know 53.4% of people in Stoke on Trent struggle to understand health information? That number rises to 72.3% of people who struggle to understand health information when it includes numbers. [source: http://healthliteracy.geodata.uk/ 2023]

How do you communicate with your patients? Can you improve what you do?

Health Information Week 2023 is here to help, running from 3^rd to 9^th July.

“Health Information Week is a national, multi-sector campaign promoting high-quality information for patients and the public. High quality health information can have a huge impact on people’s ability to stay healthy and manage illnesses effectively, giving them a better quality of life.”

We’re going to be sharing lots of different resources with you, so that you can develop the right skills and provide great quality patient information to your patients.

The key themes are:

• Monday 3 July – Health Literacy
• Tuesday 4 July – Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Wednesday 5 July – Women’s Health
• Thursday 6 July – Social Prescribing
• Friday 7 July – Children's Health
• Saturday 8 July – Cost of Living
• Sunday 9 July – Shared Decision Making

Look out for support and resources popping up on our twitter feeds and blog:

• @CECLibrary (Health Library at the CEC, Royal Stoke)
• @CountyHealthLib (Health Library at County at the PGMC, Stafford)
• Health Library News blog (for the Health Library at the CEC)

We’ll be out and about too – say hi to our staff when you see them either at Royal Stoke or County, Stafford.

Remember you can pop into the library any time if you want some help finding resources. Or just get in touch.