During Health Information Week, members of the library team attended an online webinar: Tackling health misinformation and understanding health literacy, organised by the Patient Information Forum.

From this webinar, the key information sources are:

The Patient Information Forum’s PIF Tick – access the latest list of providers achieving the independently-assessed quality mark for trusted health information.  Also see their Health literacy matters resources

Knowledge is Power – research conducted by PIF and Ipsos into health information access across the UK.

Self-Care Forum – the national charity which aims to further the reach of self-care and embed it into everyday life. Self-care is the actions that individuals take for themselves, on behalf of and with others in order to develop, protect, maintain and improve their health, wellbeing or wellness. See their 2024 survey summary.

Contact the library to find out more about our support for health information, including our training offerings, which include health literacy and writing in plain English.