Easy read newsletters
Our easy read newsletters tell you about what we are doing to make the NHS better for people with a learning disability and autistic people.
If you want us to post you a paper copy just let us know on engage@nhs.net
Easy read newsletter: Issue 14
This issue is mostly looking at changes that are happening in the NHS which includes:
- Services working together – integrated care systems (ICSs).
- NHS led provider collaboratives – plans for mental health, learning disability and autism services.
- Primary care networks – how local services are working together to give you the best care.
You can also read about getting vaccines for a healthy winter.
We would like to know what you think! You can give us feedback on the newsletter at engage@nhs.net
Easy Read Newsletter: Issue 13
In this issue you can find out about:
- Lung cancer – signs of lung cancer and what to do
- Smoking and e-cigarettes (vaping) – tips to help you or your friends or family stop smoking
- Healthy eating – what healthy eating is, and why it is important to eat well
- NHS App – what the NHS App is and how you get it
We would like to know what you think! You can give us feedback on the newsletter at engage@nhs.net
Easy Read Newsletter: Issue 12
In this issue you can find out about:
- Coronavirus including information about the coronavirus vaccine
- Coronavirus grab and go guide
- Having a key worker
We would like to know what you think! You can give us feedback on the newsletter at engage@nhs.net
Easy Read Newsletter: Issue 11
In this issue you can find out about:
- Getting help with difficult feelings – help when you’re feeling sad, angry, worried or confused.
- Support for children and young people in crisis – spotting signs you’re in crisis and how to get help.
- The Mental Capacity Act – getting the right support to make decisions.
We would like to know what you think! You can give us feedback on the newsletter at engage@nhs.net
Easy Read Newsletter: Issue 10
In this issue you can find out about:
- Looking after your teeth
- Mindfulness – learning to settle your mind and relax
- Reducing restrictive practices
- Stopping people dying too soon
- Social prescribing – getting help through other things rather than medicines and treatment
We would like to know what you think! You can give us feedback on the newsletter at engage@nhs.net
Easy Read Newsletter: Issue 9
In this issue you can find out about:
- The NHS Long Term Plan
- Looking after your eyes
- Summary Care Records
- Learning from people’s deaths
- Getting medication right for children and young people
- Personalised care
- Getting support in the criminal justice system
- NHS 11 helpline
We would like to know what you think! You can give us feedback on the newsletter at engage@nhs.net
Easy Read Newsletter: Winter 2018-19
In this edition you can find out about:
- Sepsis – when your body react badly to infection
- Care and treatment reviews and getting ready to leave secure hospitals
- Ask Listen Do, helping services to be better at listening to people
- Protecting yourself from flu
- Learning from deaths of people with a learning disability
We would welcome feedback on the newsletter at engage@nhs.net
Easy Read Newsletter: Summer 2018
In this edition you can find out about:
- Supporting young people who have problems with mental health or behaviour that challenges
- Stopping over medication of people with a learning disability autism or both
- Ask Listen Do, helping services to be better at listening to people
- Sharing your information so that different parts of the NHS know how you like to be treated
- A thank you from Ray James, the Director of Learning Disabilities at NHS England
We would welcome feedback on the newsletter at engage@nhs.net
Easy Read Newsletter: Winter 2017
In this edition you can find out about:
Easy Read Newsletter: Summer 2017
In this edition you can find out about:
- Jean O’Hara who is our new national clinical director for learning disability
- Care, education and treatment reviews for children and young people
- How we are helping people who find it hard to swallow (sometimes called dysphagia)
- What happened at our complaints, comments and feedback event
- How we are helping organisations who plan services for people with a learning disability, autism or both
- Our work to make sure we are learning from the deaths of people with a learning disability
Easy Read Newsletter: Spring 2017
In this edition you can find out about:
- Our new NHS England learning disability and autism advisory group
- How we are making it easier to complain about NHS services
- The updated care and treatment review policy
- How we are helping people get the right care when they have diabetes
- Our new quality checking tools
- Two new videos about NHS 111 and how you can get involved in our work
Easy Read Newsletter: Autumn 2016
In this edition you can find out about:
- What Simon Stevens, Chief Executive of NHS England thinks about our learning disability programme
- Our cancer and breast screening programmes
- How a personal health budget can help you
- Transforming Care Partnerships
Easy Read Newsletter: Summer 2016
In this edition you can find out about:
- Medicines for people with a learning disability, autism or both
- How annual health checks
- Our NHS England learning disability and autism advisory group
- Our transforming care programme