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Health information and leaflets are available below. More health information can be found on the Easyhealth website.

Find out about activities and clubs in your local area.
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Things to do at home (January 2021)
Covid 19 Activities (Virtual)

Becky Sparks - Hospital Passports for LD from Southern Health on Vimeo.

Video on Top Tips for Carers for completing a Hospital Passport. Video for Carers, relatives and supporters of people with learning disabilities.

Hampshire Hospitals website - information for people with Learning Disabilities

Annual Health Checks - LD awareness from Southern Health on Vimeo.

Useful documents to download

Hampshire Southampton Support Pack for GP practices re-starting Annual Learning Disability Health Checks

Blood
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Anaemia: Low iron in the blood - Easy Read leaflet

Useful documents to download

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)

Road map out of lockdown Step 1
Coronavirus - How to get a test Poster (Photo Symbols)
Lateral Flow Test (Easy Read) Testing at Day Services

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)

Southern Health NHS Trust resources:

Coronavirus vaccine leaflet (Easy Read)

Consent form/ Best interest decision form (Easy Read)

Coronavirus vaccine SCAM poster (Easy Read - A3)

Coronavirus Vaccination Information Resource Pack for family, carers and care providers - February 2021

NHS/ Public Health England (PHE) resources:

Guide to having the vaccine (Easy Read)
Information from Department of Health and Social Care - Why we have added people with Down’s syndrome to the high risk list (Easy Read)
Vaccination consent form for adults (Easy Read)

Other resources:

FREE transport to Covid-19 vaccine or health appointments flyer (Southampton). For transport services across Hampshire visit Connect to Support page.
Social story from EasyHealth.org.uk on what happens when I get the vaccine?
Speaking to your GP about the vaccine (MENCAP)
Information for women who might get pregnant, who are pregnant or are breastfeeding (Easy Read)
What to expect after your vaccination (Easy Read)
Keep Safe Poster about having the vaccine

Useful documents to download

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 can we talk about death in staff teams

How to use the Accessible Planning Tool

Let's Talk about Death

Making decisions about the future when you are dying

Thinking Ahead

Epilepsy - Staying Safe Booklet - June 2019

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

Becky Sparks - importance of flu vaccine for carers from Southern Health on Vimeo.

Importance of getting a flu jab - learning disabilities from Southern Health on Vimeo.

Flu Jab Low Res from Southern Health on Vimeo.

Why should people with a learning disability have their free flu jab? from Southern Health on Vimeo.

Useful documents to download

1. Information on having the flu vaccination during the pandemic (Easy Read)

2. Flu vaccine Top Tips slide (Reasonable adjustments and legislation)

3. Flu Jab information sheet - June 2020 (Easy Read)

4. Flu jab letter for GP use - September 2020 (Easy Read)

5. Flu - Social Story - check out Brian! (Easy Read)

6. Flu Jab Poster 2018 (Easy Read)

7. Nasal spray FLU vaccine given at a Doctors surgery (Easy Read)

Nasal spray FLU vaccine given at home (Easy Read)

8. Having a flu jab (Books Beyond Words)

A guide having your flu jab from Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Useful documents to download

Health Action Plan

Resources to help during the current pandemic

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

Bumetanide - Easy Read leaflet

Candesartan - Easy Read leaflet

Lymecycline - Easy Read leaflet

Propranolol - Easy Read leaflet

Ramipril - Easy Read leaflet

Poo and wee

Let's talk about poo Poster

Easy Read Constipation leaflet

Easy Read Urinary Tract Infection leaflet (UTI)

Easy Read What is Sepsis?

Easy Read Signs of Sepsis and What to do?

Easy Read Sepsis Leaflet

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

NHS ENGLAND

Useful documents to download

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

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