As national reports tell us, there are too many health inequalities in our society and people with a learning disability are still dying earlier than they should do. These are some of the things we’re doing to help change this…

Easy Health was created in 2008 by a group of Generate staff who realised the people they support struggled to access quality healthcare, which had a strong impact on their ability to make decisions for themselves, affected their health, wellbeing and independence.

It has grown into a large online library of accessible health information.

With the EasyHealth website, you can find easy to understand health information all in one place.

Having access to an online bank of health information in an easy read or a video format means that people who struggle with standard written information can better understand health information and follow vital advice.

“Providing information in an accessible format is one of the easiest ‘reasonable adjustments’ a service can make. This can have the biggest impact on access to that service for people with a learning disability and their family carers. Just log on and download the relevant flyer – it’s that simple!”

– Stephan, Brusch Consulting Ltd

We have been commissioned by Public Health Wandsworth to deliver Healthy Lifestyle training to Wandsworth residents with a learning disability.

We are collaborating with Wandsworth based organisations to offer 2 or 3 hours long trainings including nutrition, basic cooking skills (optional) and exercise classes.

For more information about this project, please contact John Hopkins, Health Project Manager: [email protected]

We collaborate with the Wandsworth GP Federation to improve access to primary care services for people with learning disabilities in Wandsworth.

The project involves developing accessible health information, assessing the accessibility of cancer screening pathways, delivering targeted training to primary care staff, and engaging directly with service users to reduce health inequalities and improve outcomes.

The service benefits are:

• Co-designed tools and templates to support inclusive care planning
• Trained staff who are equipped to support service users
• Better communication between patients, carers and healthcare providers.
• Better understanding of health conditions and treatments
• Improved attendance to appointments (esp. health checks and screenings)

Key partners include: the Wandsworth GP Federation, South West London ICB, GP Practices and Primary Care Networks (PCNs), Consultants with learning disabilities and/or autism, Community Respiratory Nursing Specialist Service, Local stakeholders and carers.

For more information about this project, please contact John Hopkins, Health Project Manager: [email protected]