Patient information

Health literacy and patient information

Guidance on how to improve access to health information for patients and the public

Making the case

Read about the importance of evidence to support shared decision-making and how NHS libraries can play a key role

Working with partners to increase skills of the public

Find out how we're working with the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) to co-lead a partnership for health and digital literacy

Heath and digital literacy pilots

Read about the first and second cohorts of the health literacy and digital literacy pilots

Health literacy resources

Guidance and resources for knowledge and library services (KLS) staff about furthering health literacy

Ideas bank

Ideas for promoting health literacy

Patient information resources

Helpful websites and tools to improve health literacy

Types of library services

Range of options to support patient and public information