On this page you will find easy read information and videos about learning disabilities, the NHS, your GP surgery, and health conditions.
For more Easy Read guides about health conditions and information not listed here, please visit the Easy Health website.
Annual Health Checks – Easy Read Guide
Please see the leaflet for information about your annual health check:
Annual Health Check Guide (Easy Read) (PDF)
Blood Tests – YouTube Video
Please see the video for information on getting a blood test:
www.youtube.com – Getting a Blood Test
COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters – Easy Read Guide
Please see the leaflet for information about COVID-19 vaccine boosters:
Easy read guide to the COVID-19 booster vaccination (PDF)
Diabetes Type 1 and Type 2 – Easy Read Guides
Please see the newsletters below for easy read guides about type 1 and type 2 diabetes:
Type 1 diabetes (pages 15 – 25):
Easy-read-newsletter-number-18.pdf
Type 2 diabetes (pages 19 – 31):
Easy-read-newsletter-number-17.pdf
Managing type 1 diabetes:
NHS Making a decision about type 1 diabetes
Please see the video for information about type 1 diabetes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1rsB55vgAg
Hospital Information – Easy Read Guide
Please see the website for lots of information about visiting hospital:
www.ouh.nhs.uk – Easy Read Leaflets for You
Keeping Safe Online – Easy Read Guide
Please see the leaflet for information on how to keep safe online:
Keeping Safe Online – A guide for people with learning disabilities (PDF)
Learning Disability and Autism Programme Information – NHS England Useful Information
The NHS learning disability programme is about making health and care services better so that more people with a learning disability, autism or both can live in the community, with the right support, and close to home:
NHS England » Learning disability and autism
Learning Disability Service
The Oxford Health Learning Disability Services support adults with learning disabilities in Oxfordshire- and the people who support them- to maintain good mental and physical health.
Please see the website for information about the learning disability service:
Learning Disability Service – Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Please see the website for useful information made by the learning disability service:
Useful stuff – Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Questions to ask when going to see your doctor or the hospital (easy read):
Questions to ask when you go to the doctor or to a hospital (easy read) (PDF)
NHS 111 Information – Easy Read and YouTube Video
Please see the leaflet for information about the NHS 111 service:
‘If you are ill or hurt and need help fast, but it is not a 999 emergency, use NHS 111’ leaflet (PDF)
Please see the video for information about the NHS 111 service:
NHS 111 An Inclusive Service – YouTube
NHS Conditions – Learning Disabilities
Please see the website for information by the NHS about learning disabilities:
Learning disabilities – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Self-Care Information – Easy Read Guide
Please see the leaflet for information about self-care (how to look after yourself):
An Easy Read guide to Self Care (PDF)