STSFT Communications and Engagement Strategy

An example of an organisation’s communication and engagement strategy. Use this to help to develop your own.

Lloyds Digital Survey
Research by Lloyds Banking group about essential digital skills and digital capability in the UK.

Local Healthwatch services across North East and North Cumbria

Local Healthwatch are the independent champion for residents using health and social care services. Click on this link to get the contact details for local Healthwatch across the North East and North Cumbria.

Co-production page and toolkit
Co-production is a way of working that involves people who use health and care services, carers and communities in equal partnership. To find out more and how to do co-production, click on this link to go to the co-production and involvement toolkit.

Example lone worker policy

Are staff going out to speak to members of the community on their own? Use this example of a lone worker policy to develop and agree a policy for your organisation.

Local deprivation explorer 2025
Use this link to find out the local deprivation data for your area.

Health literacy geodata tool
This tool tells you the percentage of adults likely to struggle to understand health information containing words or words and numbers in your area.

A mismatch between population health literacy and the complexity of health information - an observational study
Research on literacy and numeracy skills needed to understand and use health information materials.