• 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

• Supporting Children with LD ASD with COVID Isolation
• Widgit information about Coronavirus (website)

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

• My Social Distancing Story
• Tips for good mental Health
• Places are closed
• Washing my hands
• Staff who wear face masks
• Going for a test for Coronavirus
• Being stopped by the police
• Boredom busters
• Tai Chi video

Covid vaccine Easy Read from Mencap

Covid vaccine Easy Read from Down’s Syndrome Association

Guide to Covid vaccine from PHE

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

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 – Easy Read checklist

Preparing for the annual health check

• Flu Vaccine tips
• Flu Vaccination Q and As
• Get your free flu jab – poster
• Protect yourself from flu, have the flu vaccine – leaflet
• All about flu and how to stop getting it – leaflet
• All about flu and how to stop getting it – easy read leaflet for CHILDREN

This is an easy read newsletter from NHS England and NHS Improvement. It is
for people with a learning disability and autistic people. In the newsletter we just say ‘people’.

Issue 11 / 2020

• NHS 111 Easy Read
• How to use NHS 111 (video)
• Southwest NHS ‘A picture of health‘
• British Institute of Learning Disabilities 
• Peter Bates’ Easy Read

Easy read guide to free prescriptions

Keep an eye on your Moles

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

Bowel cancer booklet

Link to Macmillian easy read guides to cancer, screening and tests, living with cancer, side effects of treatment, end of life and after someone dies.

Easy read living with cancer booklets

Learning disability annual health check

Flu Leaflet 

All about having a flu jab

Sepsis

Oxford Community Dental Services resources

A range of information produced by Oxford Health and other organisations.

• Making GP practices more accessible 
• How to make my trip to the GP easier
• Reasonable adjustments

• Mental Capacity Act 

• Cancer screening
• Breast Screening Resources
• Link to Macmillian easy read guides to cancer, screening and tests, living with cancer, side effects of treatment, end of life and after someone dies.
• Cervical Screening

• Mencap information on simple adjustments to make services more accessible for those with learning disability
• My Life, My Choice specialist HCP training programme
• Survey of GP support for people with learning disabilities or autism

• Oxford University Hospitals information in easy read format
• John Radcliffe Hospital passport
• Foundation for people with learning disabilities report on barriers accessing mental health support

• Oxfordshire Family Support Network: set up in 2007 by family carers who wanted to use their experience to help others in the same situation, Oxfordshire Family Support Network (OxFSN) provides information, advice and support to families of children, young people and adults with learning disabilities.
• My Life My Choice: My Life My Choice is a self-advocacy organisation run by and for adults with learning disabilities in Oxfordshire.
• Autism Oxford: Autism Oxford provides support, training and consultancy aimed at spreading awareness of the realities of life on the autism spectrum and supporting the development of autism services.
• OxForward: OxForward is the voluntary Wellbeing and Employment Support service for adults living in Oxfordshire, including individuals who have a disability, commissioned by Oxfordshire County Council.
• ACE Centre: Ace Centre is a charity providing support for people with complex communications difficulties.
• Oxford and District Mencap: Oxford and District Mencap provide services such as group holidays, evening clubs and fundraising.
• Oxfordshire Sports Partnership: Accessible sport and physical activity.
• Mates ‘n’ Dates: Mates ‘n’ Dates gives adults with learning disabilities living in and around Oxfordshire greater access to leisure activities which most of us take for granted and a better social life, with the chance of forming friendships or more, in a safe and supportive environment.
• Oxsrad: OXSRAD is an inclusive centre that integrates people with disabilities through sport and recreation. They offer a huge range of facilities and activities so that there is something for everyone.
• Riding for Disabled:RDA Abingdon offers horse riding opportunities to disabled people in Oxfordshire and beyond.
• FarmAbility: FarmAbility is an outdoor, farm-based programme for people with autism and/or learning disabilities.

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.

How to raise a concern or complaint in easy read