We joined Health Information Week 2023 (3rd to 9th July) to let you know more about the resources you can use. Read our blog posts to develop your skills and find great resources to provide good quality patient education information.
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? How can you
improve to support them? Read our blog posts to learn more.
The key themes have been:
Monday 3 July – Health Literacy: learn
what health literacy is
Tuesday 4 July – Mental Health and Wellbeing: get
some great patient information resources
Wednesday 5 July – Women’s Health: check
our resources for patient information on women’s conditions
Thursday 6 July – Social Prescribing: learn
what social prescribing is
Friday 7 July – Children's Health: get
some great patient information resources on children’s health conditions
Saturday 8 July – Cost of Living: find
out how poverty impacts on people’s health
Sunday 9 July – Shared Decision Making: learn
more about shared decision making
Looking on the Internet for resources?
You can search the
Internet for resources to support patients – charities, professional royal
colleges and patient support groups are good sources to check. Remember to
check the quality of the information sources you find. Complete our tutorial Evaluating
information on the Internet. Use this checklist for a simple and
quick evaluation of information.
Need more help?
Get in touch with the Health Library if you need any help accessing resources or finding
the right information.
You will find more
patient information sources on our Patient Information subject links web page.
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