Nhs Info Stand Summ Jan Feb15

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Making Health and Social Care

Information Accessible

Summary of how we are moving forward with

the project and next steps - January/February

2015


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National Health Service (NHS)

England’s main aim is to improve

people’s health.

We want everybody to understand

information they get about their

health and care.

We also want everybody to make

their own choices about their

healthcare.

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Making health and social care information accessibleSummary of how we are moving forward with the project and

next steps – January/February 2015

Introduction


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We know that some people will

need information given to them in a

different way or will need helpgiving their views.

We are writing a new guidebook for

health and social care organisations.

The guidebook is called the

‘accessible information standard.’

The standard will tell organisations

how they should make sure that

people get information in different

formats if they need it, for example

in easy read.

The standard will also tell

organisations how they should

make sure that people get any

communication support that they

need. For example from a British

Sign Language interpreter or an

advocate.

Summary


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We think that the standard will help

people who are d/Deaf, blind,

deafblind, have some hearing or

visual loss, and / or a learning

disability.

We think that the standard will also

help people with aphasia, autism,and / or a mental health condition.

The Standardisation Committee for

Care Information (SCCI) has the job

of approving standards.

Once the standard is approved, NHS

and adult social care organisations

and providers will have to do what it

says. This includes hospitals, doctors,

and people that provide social

services.

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During winter 2013 / 2014 we asked

people for their thoughts aboutaccessible information and

communication.

There is an easy read report about

this engagement on our website

www.england.nhs.uk/accessibleinfo

We used people’s views and

experiences to write the rst draft of

the standard.

The draft standard was approved by

the Standardisation Committee for

Care Information in August 2014.

What We’ve Done So Far


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From August to November 2014

there was a consultation on thedraft standard.

People told us what they thoughtabout the standard. They told us

what they thought was good about

it and what should change.

There will be a consultation report

published in February or March

2015.

During January – March 2015 we are

working with some organisations to

test out the draft standard. This is to

make sure that it will work in the

way we want it to and to see if

anything needs to change.

What We’ve Done So Far


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When the standard is approved,

health and care services will have to

use it.

We will use what people told us as

part of the consultation and whatorganisations who tested the draft

standard tell us to write the nal

accessible information standard.

We plan to send the nal standard

to the Standardisation Committee

for Care Information (SCCI) for them

to look at in May or June 2015.

Next Steps

We will give organisations advice

about how to follow the standard.


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Organisations can start to follow the

standard straightaway after it is

approved.

But, we know that some changes

will take time. So we plan to give

organisations 12 months to makesure they are following the standard.

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Information

There is more information about thestandard on the NHS England

website

www.england.nhs.uk/accessibleinfo

Or you can ask for information by

sending an email [email protected]

or calling NHS England on

0113 8251324.


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