#winterhealth is one of the themes for this week's #HIW25 and #norovirus #flu and #covid are hitting people hard this winter and putting a huge strain on the NHS.

It's useful to know how long #winterillness symptoms last - see our fact sheets for more information. bit.ly/2tiBs9K

Very pleased to mark Health Information Week #HIW25 with this blog making the case for signposting from NHS services to national health charities and credible health information #HealthLiteracy #misinformation

Why We Need To Signpost Patients To Credible Health Information | The King's Fund A new report from the Patient Information Forum (PIF) has revealed inequalities in access to trusted health information and the impact of misinformation. Sophie Randall, Director of PIF, explores the ...

It’s Health Information Week #HIW25
I make the case for NHS signposting of trusted information in this blog for @King’sFund www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

The spotlight has been on the importance of trusted #healthinformation this week as part of #HIW25.

Our Living Self-Care Survey found that 45% of respondents mainly rely on the internet for #healthinformation, but only 42% trust it. People need to be able to identify trusted health information.

Looking forward to @pifonline.bsky.social webinar 'Tackling heath misinformation and understanding health literacy' later. My professional passion and key for addressing health inequalities #HIW25 #HealthLiteracy #HealthInequalities

#Wellbeing is the focus for today's #HIW25 and here is a link to @openuniversity.bsky.social Take 5 to Age Well programme which has a lot of trustworthy resources to support your wellbeing. Also great for social prescribers, link workers and others who help people help themselves. bit.ly/3ATAJ66

It's #HIW25 putting a much needed focus on the importance of trusted health information and health literacy. Supporting people to understand and act upon #healthinfo is crucial if we are to improve health outcomes. @pifonline.bsky.social @helendon-rn.bsky.social @austenelosta.bsky.social

British Sign Language Health Video Library - SignHealth The largest collection of health information in BSL, covering topics from cancer and anxiety, to types of abuse and first aid.

It's #HealthInformationWeek, what resources have you seen in #BSL recently? Please share!
Don't forget to explore our BSL Health Video Library - signhealth.org.uk/health-video...
#HIW25

Health Information Week 2025, today's theme is winter health. Picture shows to people embracing and smiling in the snow.

Today's #HIW25 theme is Winter Health. We've searched our database for information around winter pressures you can browse what we have at shorturl.at/53KYX

Shows the health information logo and link to www.healthinfoweek.wixsite.com/healthinfoweek

Happy #HealthInformationWeek everyone! We will be sharing resources around each of the daily themes this week. Find out more about #HIW25 by visiting the website below.

Founding story How Jólabókaflóðið became The retail cycle each year, from the launch of new books to the reading of these books at Christmas, is known as Jólabókaflóðið, which translates roughly into English as &…

Feeling festive this morning after hearing about the Icelandic tradition of the 'book flood' at the Cheshire & Mersey Patch Meeting. Also a shout out to @yvonnelibrarian.bsky.social for getting me into gear for #HIW25 jolabokaflod.org/about/foundi...