Useful stuff
Here is a range of materials you might find useful, produced by Oxford Health and other organisations.
COVID-19 Easy Read
- Coronavirus – the Omicron variant – easy read poster
- After you Covid booster vaccine – easy read poster
- Boosters – better protection from Photosymbols
- COVID-19 vaccination status: if you cannot get a post-vaccination confirmation letter (easy read)
- Post-COVID info pack
- Moving forward from lockdown A booklet for people with a learning disability, family and carers
- Coping with coronavirus 17 February 2021 (Free picture stories and illustrated guides)
- Coronavirus-1-Keeping-Safe-NOV20
- Being tested for Covid 19a
- Self isolation living alone UPDATED 20 January 2022
- Self isolation living with other UPDATED 16 December 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
- 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
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
Easy read guide to the COVID-19 booster vaccination After your Covid booster vaccine – easy read poster Boosters – better protection from Photosymbols Guide to Covid vaccine from PHE Pfizer and Moderna vaccine – rare reports of heart problems What to expect after your vaccination COVID-19 vaccination status: if you cannot get a post-vaccination confirmation letter (easy read) 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 Easy read guide to the COVID-19 booster vaccinationCOVID 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.
Coming out of lockdown
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust has created these videos to help you and your family and friends to ease out of lockdown. See also their resource booklet Moving forward from lockdown.
Advice for health care professionals working with people with learning disabilities
Annual health check
Annual health check – Easy Read checklist
Preparing for the annual health check
Annual health check – Easy Read from Mencap
Don’t miss out – Join the learning disability register from Mencap
Toolkit for health checks for people with a learning disability for the Royal College of General Practitioners
Flu Easy Read
Hospital Passports
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. Easy guide to breast screening Easy guide to cervical screening Easy read guide to bowel screening be.macmillan – Easy read titles – Information about all aspects of cancer care and treatment in easy read Beyond Words – Some free resources for Coronavirus and cancer screening but some resources have a cost.
Page last reviewed: 20 January, 2022 NHS easy read newsletter
for people with a learning disability and autistic people. In the newsletter we just say ‘people’.How to access NHS 111
Where to get information in easy read
Health
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
Cancer screening and cancer related resources
How to raise a concern or a complaint in easy read
Resources that may need to be paid for