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Research: Reading and understanding written information

05 August 2010
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This article in the Journal of the American Medical Association explores the tools available to doctors during consultation that can help them to gauge a patients level of health literacy. The study authors found a number of quick tools that may give a good indication of poor health literacy levels.

NHS Choices wins National eWell-Being Award

30 July 2010
News & Events > Health literacy

NHS Choices Libraries Inclusion Programme are this years winners of the National eWell-Being Awards for Reaching the Digitally Excluded. In order to reach disadvantaged groups and help them get online the NHS have partnered with libraries and UK Online Centres to facilitate public access to online health information. Trained staff are able to provide support and assistance to people using computer at libraries.

Event: Health Literacy and Patient Empowerment

18 June 2010
News & Events > Health literacy

Health Literacy Group UK is hosting a National Health Literacy Seminar: 'Health Literacy and Patient Empowerment' on Friday, June 25, 2010 in Manchester. Sessions include one on developing a health literacy strategy and understanding empowerment in management of long-term conditions.

Supporting health literacy through medicines management

14 May 2010
News & Events > Health literacy

The Pharmaceutical Public Health Team in Wales has produced a report drawing together examples of work from across Wales which support health literacy, particularly in relation to medicines management. The examples described in the report include supporting self-care, maximising patient benefit from prescribed medicines, reducing medicines waste, and providing training and education for health care professionals.

Seminar: Health Literacy, Training and Public Health

23 April 2010
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The Health Literacy UK Group are running the next in a series of seminars on health literacy at University of Leeds next week. The programme includes an update on the UK's health literacy programme and a session on the Change4Life and Obesity programme.