Patient Information Literacy
Information Literacy: NHS Education for Scotland has developed an information literacy website that is primarily intended for use in a healthcare environment. It includes a definition of information literacy, a framework, scenarios, courses, training material and a discussion forum.Medical Library Association (US) - Response from health librarians in America to the widespread concern at lack of understanding of health issues (i.e. health literacy) by promoting health information literacy
McGill Life Sciences library (US) - Health Information Literacy links to sites providing criteria to evaluate health information resources and readability tests to check the user-friendliness of information aimed at patients. Includes UK, US and Canadian webs sites.
Patient Information UK - Resources for practitioners and patients. Website managed by 2 General Practitioners and is recognised as a partner by CHIQ (Centre for Health Information Quality).
Majority of links supplied by Judy Atkinson. Page update by CILIP CSG Information Literacy Group.
Last updated: 27 January 2009