Accessible information for patients, families and carers

Includes accessible information about medication, practical tips and hints, getting advice from pharmacists in different settings, how to safely use medication and language specific resources for particular communities

Resources for pharmacy teams to use to inform accessible pharmacy services

And resources that you can share with people and help you to ensure that people have information in accessible formats. It also includes discussion cards to make sure the person feels included in making decisions about their treatment, including medication 

• Medica@teresations and My Mental Health​ is a practical toolkit of resources to help teams to include the person and their support team to understand their medication
• Shaun Webster MBE on why we need Bigger Better Labels on our medication and prescriptions — Easy Read Documents​ provides information and posters to promote access to bigger print labels as needed.

Adapted information for pharmacy teams to access and share with patients

This section supports you in educating customers and patients about their medication in an accessible format. It contains information about language specific leaflets for particular nationalities and ethnic communities and ensures the person and their care team are educated and informed so they can be fully included in joint decision-making. 

• ​https://spectrom.wixsite.com/project/easy-read-medication-leaflets has multiple easy read leaflets about specific medication
• Homepage - C&M Main Website​ has multiple examples of medication information leaflets in a range of formats and languages, including plain English and easy read​
• Create Next App​. What’s my drug - medication information in accessible formats. Includes information given in verbal format as well as written and accessible ​
• Easy Health | Home​ (free, but requires subscription)​. This has information about medication and general health care in an accessible format​.