Local and national health information
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September 7th-13th is national Know your numbers week. It encourages adults to know their blood pressure numbers and take action to keep and maintain a healthy blood pressure. This easy read booklet by Blood Pressure UK is called Measuring your blood pressure at home.
Click here for the easy read booklet.
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September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day. It’s aim to to promote people taking action around the world to prevent suicide.
This film made by the Samaritans shows how you can help someone feeling suicidal by interrupting their negative thoughts.
Trigger warning: this film talks about suicide. Click here to watch the film.
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September 13th is World Sepsis Day. Sepsis is the body’s extreme response to an infection. It is a life-threatening medical emergency. Sepsis happens when an infection you already have triggers a chain reaction throughout your body.
This NHS England page has links to easy read information on How to avoid sepsis and Signs of sepsis and what to do.
Click here to go the the NHS England site.
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September 22nd-28th is Organ Donation Week. This easy read booklet, made by NHS Blood and Transplant, is called Becoming an organ and tissue donor.
Click here for the easy read leaflet.
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This easy read by the UK Health Security Agency is called Beat the heat: staying safe in hot weather. It gives advice on sun protection, keeping cool and how to recognise heat exhaustion.
Click here for the easy read booklet.
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This easy read leaflet written by the NHS tells you how to recognise if someone is having a stroke. It explains about the FAST test. Face, Arms, Speech and Time to call 999.
Click here for the easy read booklet.
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See Ability is a charity that produces easy read materials for people on eye care, health conditions that can affect your eyes and glasses care.
Click here to look at their easy read booklets and factsheets.
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Constipation is when you find it hard to poo. This short film gives you advice on how to avoid being constipated.
Click here for a video about How to avoid being constipated.
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This easy read advanced care planning booklet helps people plan for when they are very ill or dying. It was written by Jill Singh and Paula Hines and revised by Amelia Stockley. It is called ‘My future and End of Life Care Plan’.
Click here for the easy read booklet.
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Click on the link below to open the RD&E’s Learning Disability Liaison Team’s contact poster.
Click here for the RD&E Exeter Learning Disability Liaison Team Exeter Poster
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Click on the link below to open to the North Devon District Hosptial’s Learning Disability Liaison Team contact poster.
Click here for the North Devon Team Poster
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This easy read booklet talks about Integrated Care Systems. We are hearing more about Integrated Care Systems at the Devon Learning Disability Partnership Board.
This plan explains how the NHS must work with local councils and charities to help improve people’s health.
Click here for easy read booklet.
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These easy read booklets are about the Mental Capacity Act. The Mental Capacity Act is a law about making decisions. It makes sure that people have the support they need to make as many decisions as possible.
Mental Capacity Act 2005: An easy read guide (local.gov.uk)
Mental Capacity Act 2005: what the law says about supporting people to make decisions about their lives (publishing.service.gov.uk)
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Did you know that people with learning disabilities over the age of 14 years should be offered an Annual Health Check by their GP (doctor)? Click on this link for Easy Read information on Annual Health Checks.
Click here for an Easy Read Leaflet on Learning Disability Annual Health Check for ages 14 years plus information for families and carers.
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