1. Developing resources Janet Flint, Health Education England
Ruth Carlyle, Health Education England
Janet

2. Why develop resources?
Embedding health literacy into professional development
Core tools for ongoing use
National partnership development for local adaptation
Janet

3. How were they developed?
Drawing on learning from East Midlands
Drawing on knowledge from within partner organisations
Identification of existing high-quality resources with a good evidence base
Workshop discussions
Janet

4. What do they cover?
Business case: rationale for undertaking health literacy interventions
Health literacy awareness workshop lesson plan and accompanying slides: tools for half day session
Case studies: impact and outcomes from demonstrator site, East Midlands
Health literacy ‘how to’ guide: practical tools and techniques to support people with low levels of health literacy
Janet

5. Accessing the resources
[or search for “HEE health literacy toolkit”]
Have you already seen these resources?
Janet

6. Business case Rationale for business case Project definition (purpose)
Strategic drivers
Project objectives
Project deliverables
Scope
Governance
Risk Assessment
Ruth

7. Workshop tools
Sample session plan
Slide set
Exercises
Ruth

8. Case studies Range experiences from East Midlands demonstrator site
Ruth

9. “How to” Guide Definitions General communication Verbal communication
Written communication:
Style
Design
Print
Pictures, photographs and symbols
Ruth – have a look at these at your tables
Guide brings together access to a wide range of freely-available resources

10. Using “How to” Guide Evidence on health literacy Links to resources
Links to tools
Guidance on when tools are applicable
Tips on how to make the best use of tools and resources
Ruth – table discussions – who would value? How use? How spread?

11. Reminder: Accessing the resources
[or search for “HEE health literacy toolkit”]
Ruth

12. Janet.Flint@hee.nhs.uk Ruth.Carlyle@hee.nhs.uk
Thank you