Resources

Eating a balanced diet helps to keep you a healthy weight, and may help to stop you getting some diseases. Eating a balanced diet makes you feel good too! Try…

Throughout Covid most people have had to start going online more and using apps such as Zoom, Teams, WhatsApp and the internet. It’s important to be able to support people well when…

The new Sexual Health easy read booklets are now available! The booklets were co-produced with individuals with learning disabilities in partnership with Public Health, Ace Anglia and Thinklusive. Individuals helped…

Here are some examples of reasonable adjustments by Harriet! You can always talk to your practitioner or the receptionist about what reasonable adjustments you need to make your experience better.

Suffolk People First Online: May 2021 In this Suffolk People First zoom meeting we have lots of good conversations, talking about the pandemic and what people have been up to.…

Some of our peer educators, Harriet, Joel and Ian have provided us with annual health check facts. – You should fill in a pre-health questionnaire before your annual health check?–…

Many thanks to Sunderland People First for telling us about this amazing tip. It has helped us to support so many individuals. Here is a guide we created to explain…

Thank you to Speech and Language Therapy for Adults with Learning Disabilities for sharing this easy read with us. Click the easy read below to learn more about Speech and…

Click the link below to find out more information on Anxiety UKhttps://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/

Using technology is now as much a part of life as any other aspect of life that someone might need support with. This means social care workers and volunteers need…

This is a really good easy read guide about prostrate cancer. It will tell you what it is and what to symptoms to look out for: View Easy Read Symptoms…

We had presentations from: Suffolk Primary Learning Disability Liaison Nurses about Annual Health Checks and Flu Jabs Easy Read Resources about Annual Health Checks and flu jabs available at: https://suffolkordinarylives.co.uk/information/accessing-annual-health-checks-and-flu-jabs/…

Download the PDF of this document Supporting someone with their Annual Health Checks at GP Surgery 1. Support people to understand what attending in person would be like and what…

Conducting Annual Health Checks at the GP Surgery 1. Make a phone call rather than send a letter from the practice to the patient to establish whether they would like…

You will be given a choice whether to have your learning disability annual health check at at your GP surgery or to do it online using video chat. This easy…

You will be given a choice whether to have your learning disability annual health check at at your GP surgery or to do it online using video chat. This easy…

Jerry Newman, Learning Disabilities Liaison Nurse, gives 10 tips for a better night’s sleep.

Jerry Newman, who is a Primary Care Learning Disability Liaison Nurse, explains a simple breathing exercise that can help you relax if you start feeling stressed, anxious, scared or angry.

Staying Safe online when using social media easy read guide from Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities. Click the link below for the guide.