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8/9/2019 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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