Health information

Find out about activities and clubs in your local area.

• Basingstoke
• Winchester
• Things to do at home (January 2021)
• Covid 19 Activities (Virtual)

Anaemia: Low iron in the blood - Easy Read leaflet 

Useful documents to download

• An Easy Guide to Bowel Cancer Screening
• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Screening Information
• My prostate - what changes should I look out for
• Having a smear test - What is it about
• My boobs and me
• How to look after my balls
• An easy read guide to Cervical screening
• Health Screening Leaflet for those supporting children and adults with learning disabilities
• Easy read guide to breast screening

Relationships

• The importance of relationships (SHFT)

• Easy read - HCC Safeguarding information (HCC)

• Easy read Information on Support Bubble (Photo symbols)

• Easy read - mate crime information (Surrey Police)

• Easy read guide - friend or fake (ARC)

• Keeping in touch guide (NDTi)

Keeping safe while being on the computer

• Keeping safe on line (CMG)       

• Guide to what makes a good video call  

• Zoom cue cards (Keepingsafe)      

• Easy Read - How to use Microsoft Teams (Ace Anglia)

• Easy Read - What’s App Guide

Information about Coronavirus: 

• What is coronavirus? (Easy Read) DSA
• Coronavirus resources website
• Beating the Virus from Books Beyond Words 
• Supporting your recovery after Covid-19
• When someone dies from Coronavirus (Books Beyond Words)
• Coronavirus - How to get a test Poster (Photo Symbols)
• Lateral Flow Test (Easy Read) Testing at Day Services
• Coronavirus Plan B Rules December 21 - Created by the Southampton Service User Group

Personal Protective Equipment: 

• Why people wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Face coverings:

• Face Coverings Poster (Photo Symbols)
• Face Coverings - Social Story (Mencap)
• Face Coverings Exemption Cards (Photo Symbols)    

Moving out of lockdown: 

• Coming out of lockdown - video
• Feeling anxious when coming out of lockdown - video
• Keeping healthy video - video
• Understanding depression - video
• How to support people with a learning disability ease out of lockdown - video
• How to support people with a learning disability ease out of lockdown - easy read

Read information on The Care Programme Approach (CPA)

Download a copy of the Dental Passport

Useful documents to download

1. Easy Read My Advance Care Plan How to Care for Me
2. Easy Read My Advance Care Plan Support Guide
3. Advance Care Planning Support Guide for Care Providers

Covid-19, End of life,  people with intellectual disability

End of Life conversations - a carers guide

How to use the Accessible Planning Tool

Let's Talk about Death

Making decisions about the future when you are dying

Thinking Ahead

How can we talk about death in staff teams

Epilepsy - Staying Safe Booklet - June 2019

If you would like to print this leaflet please print on the short edge.

Useful documents to download

Health Action Plan

Resources to help during the current pandemic

• Ideas on things to do during the pandemic    

• Easy Read - Feeling Anxious about Coronavirus    

• The importance of friendships during lockdown

Other resources

• Easy read a guide on how to continue to keep safe

• Activities to do at home booklet      

• Easy Read - A good Night Sleep Booklet       

• Easy Read - Looking After you Feelings and Your Body Booklet          

• Easy Read - Grounding Mindfulness Exercises      

• Easy Read - Sort It Out A way to help you solve your problems Booklet        

• Easy Read - Feeling Down Booklet       

• Apps to help me stay calm (a list)

• Helplines that can help if you are feeling worried or sad

Bumetanide - Easy Read leaflet

Candesartan - Easy Read leaflet 

Lymecycline - Easy Read leaflet 

Paracetamol - Easy Read leaflet - New

Propranolol - Easy Read leaflet

Ramipril - Easy Read leaflet

Download the How to stay well - looking after your mental health guide 

You can find more information on mental health on the Easyhealth site 

Read the Easy Read - Mental Capacity Act 2005 Guide

You can find more information on mental health on the Easyhealth site 

Poo and wee

Let's talk about poo Poster

Easy Read Constipation leaflet

Easy Read Urinary Tract Infection leaflet (UTI)

Useful documents to download

Pressure Ulcer - Easy Read Guide

STOMP stands for stopping over medication of people with a learning disability, autism or both with psychotropic medicines. It is a national project involving many different organisations which are helping to stop the over use of these medicines. 

STOMP aims to:

• Improve the quality of life of people with a learning disability, autism or both of any age
• Make sure people only receive psychotropic medication for the right reasons and in the right amount
• Improve understanding of psychotropic medicines and when they should or should not be given
• Improve understanding of alternatives to medication
• Make sure that people with a learning disability, autism or both are involved in decisions about their health and treatment.

Psychotropic medication should only be prescribed for managing behaviour which challenges when it is used in combination with psychology or other therapies.

Psychotropic medication is often prescribed for people with a learning disability, autism or both with an acceptable diagnosis of a serious mental illness such as psychosis or bipolar disorder. STOMP also aims to ensure that medications used in this way are reviewed and monitored appropriately

Find out more about STOMP

• NHS England STOMP page provides accessible information for patients, families and carers about STOMP

• Derbyshire Healthcare Trust have produced a number of short introductory videos about STOMP

• The Voluntary Organisation Disability Group (VODG) has developed a Checklist for people to use to prepare for a psychotropic medication review

• The Challenging Behaviour Foundation have produced a useful medication pathway for patient, carers and family members

Download Easy Read Documents

• What is STOMP
• How to talk about my medication

NHS ENGLAND

Useful documents to download

• Easy-Read-Medicines-Prompt
• Easy-Read - how to talk about my medication
• STOMP Easy Read Leaflet