What did you learn during Health Information Week? Here’s a quick summary…

 We joined Health Information Week 2023 (3^rd to 9^th 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.