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Health communication

Telling people about health, pain and feeling unwell.

8 resources

Plus membersTemplates and planning tools

For Speech pathologists

Aphasia-Friendly Information Template

A template and checklist for turning written information into an aphasia-friendly format, with one key message per row, a picture space and design guidance.

Accessible information · Aphasia

Plus membersPsychoeducation handouts

For Speech pathologists

Aphasia: Tips for Families

A plain-language handout for families and friends of people with aphasia, explaining what aphasia is and practical ways to support conversation and participation.

Aphasia · Communication partner strategies

FreeEasy Read resources

For Disability support workers

Going to the Doctor (Easy Read)

An Easy Read guide to going to the doctor: before, during and after the appointment, with space to write what to tell the doctor…

Accessible information · Health appointments

Plus membersChecklists

For Positive behaviour support practitioners

Health and Pain Factors Checklist

A checklist prompting teams to consider health and pain factors that can contribute to distress or changes in behaviour, with signs to watch for…

Behaviour as communication · Health and behaviour

FreeTemplates and planning tools

For Disability support workers

My Health Information Profile

A person-centred health profile to take to appointments and hospital, covering communication, health conditions, medicines, allergies, how to support the person and who to…

Health appointments · Health communication

Plus membersChecklists

For Allied health and multidisciplinary teams

Teach-Back Checklist

A practitioner checklist for using teach-back to check understanding: plain language, chunking information, asking the person to explain in their own words and re-teaching…

Health communication · Health literacy

FreeEasy Read resources

For Disability support workers

Telling Someone I Feel Unwell (Easy Read)

An Easy Read resource that helps people tell someone they feel sick or in pain, show where it hurts and how bad it is,…

Functional communication · Health communication

Plus membersChecklists

For Social workers

Working with Interpreters Checklist

A practice checklist for working with professional interpreters before, during and after sessions, including booking, briefing, seating, speaking directly to the client and debriefing.

Cultural responsiveness · Health communication

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