Useful stuff
Here is a range of materials you might find useful, produced by Oxford Health and other organisations.
COVID-19 Easy Read
- Moving forward from lockdown A booklet for people with a learning disability, family and carers
- Lockdown changes March 29 – Easy Read
- ER-4 point step plan for lockdown
- Coping with coronavirus NEW 17 February 2021 (Free picture stories and illustrated guides)
- Back in lockdown UPDATED 6 January 2021 (poster)
- Coronavirus-1-Keeping-Safe-NOV20
- Face coverings 16122020 UPDATED 16 December 2020
- Tier system NEW 17 December 2020
- Support bubble (poster)
- Being tested for Covid 19a
- Self isolation living alone UPDATED 16 December 2020
- Self isolation living with other UPDATED 16 December 2020
- Social distancing UPDATED 31 July 2020
- NHS Covid-19 Grab and Go LDA Form
- COVID 19 Grab and Go guidance notes
- Hospital-and-coronavirus
- PPE-Easy-Read-Poster
- Getting advice from GP or 111a
- What it means – Glossary
- Sock face covering
- Travelling by bus or train 1 UPDATED 16 December 2020
- Update for people with Downs Syndrome – UPDATED 10 Nov 2020
How to access NHS 111
- NHS 111 Easy read
- How to use NHS 111 (video)
- Using 111 online UPDATED May 2020
- Using 111 by phone UPDATED MAY 2020
- Call 111 Poster UPDATED DEC 2020
Coping with Coronavirus easy read leaflets
- Anxiety leaflet -Easy read
- Coping with Bereavement- Easy read
- Coping with Depression- easy read
- Coping with Trauma- easy read
- Easy read COVID and OCD
NHS England recommended resources
Library of accessible coronavirus information (website)
Public Health England COVID-19 Easy read information
- Stay at home easy read UPDATED 5 November 2020
- Social distancing guide
- Staying mentally well this winter
- COVID-19 advice on staying at home
- Looking_after_your_feelings_and_body
- Test and Trace alternative resources (link, PHE)
COVID-19 resources to help support people
- Resource pack – COVID-19_With Hand Wash Routine
- LD-Senate-Coronavirus-resources-for-use-by-families-27.3.2020
- LD-Senate-Coronavirus-resources-for-use-with-people-with-learning-disabilities-30.3.2020
- Planning your care (video)
- Managing uncertainty (video)
- Making decisions about treatment (video)
- Books beyond words – free resources (website)
- Learning Disability Liaison Nurse Team poster new (2) (002)
- Top tips
- Emergency planning for family carers
- Face coverings – UPDATED 20 JULY 2020
Guidance for children with learning disability and autism
Resources to support families and carers of people with learning disabilities through the corona virus restrictions
- Corona Virus-LD Senate advice on trauma based care approach for carers
- Supporting people who use our services as the Covid response Increases Staff guide
- Meaningful engagement during social distancing
- Activities to try
- General heavy work proprioceptive strategies to try during social distancing.
- Coronavirus tips for managing challenging behaviour
- One page positive behaviour support guide
- NHS sitting exercises
- Top tips for communication
- How to remain connected when a family member is in hospital and you cannot visit
Resources to use with people with learning disabilities through the corona virus restrictions
Guide to Covid vaccine from PHE What to expect after your vaccination Covid vaccine Easy Read from Down’s Syndrome Association What happens at the vaccine centre – info for before leaving home Having the vaccine poster Information for families of individuals with severe learning disabilities from the Challenging Behaviour Foundation COVID Vaccine Easy Read
COVID Vaccine video
This short film describes what a vaccine is, how vaccines are made, why you should get a vaccine, whether a vaccine make you ill and how to decide whether to have a vaccine.
It is produced by NHS England and NHS Improvement.
Annual health check
Flu Easy Read
This is an easy read newsletter from NHS England and NHS Improvement. It is Easy read guide to free prescriptions Keep an Eye on Your Sugar, advice on the amount of sugar in your Diet Transgender information in easy read Easy read info on sections of Mental health act, CPA,Mental health and general health. Guidance from the GMC on how to make GP services more accessible Easy read living with cancer booklets A range of information produced by Oxford Health and other organisations. Accessible information standards for learning disabilities Oxfordshire Total Communication: free resources and ideas from other people in Oxfordshire who are using Total Communication to communicate effectively with people with a Learning Disability. NHS easy read newsletter
for people with a learning disability and autistic people. In the newsletter we just say ‘people’.Where to get information in easy read
Health
Dental services
Going to the GP
Consent and Mental Capacity Act
Tests and screening
Making services more accessible
Going to hospital
Other places to get support
Communication resources
How to raise a concern or a complaint in easy read
Last updated: 8 April, 2021