Clear communication helps people make informed decisions about their health. Discover free training, practical tools and upcoming events to help you make information easier to understand.

Get involved this October
Mark Health Literacy Month with practical ideas and resources for your team.  Whether you make one small change or start a wider conversation, every action can make a difference.

• Explore the Health Literacy Month toolkit
• Build your skills for free
• Choose from online, in-person and self-paced learning covering health literacy basics, plain-language writing, speaking skills and Train the Trainer.
• Courses are open to colleagues across health, care, local authorities and the VCSE sector.
• View the courses and book through the Boost Learning Academy

Upcoming dates
• Writing for health literacy: beyond the basics — Monday 21 September 2026, 9.30am–1pm, Health Innovation North East North Cumbria, Newcastle.
• Health literacy community of practice — Wednesday 23 September 2026, 1–2.30pm, online.
• Health literacy: Train the Trainer — Thursday 15 October 2026, 10am–3pm, Health Innovation North East North Cumbria, Newcastle.

Help your organisation communicate clearly

• Boost’s organisational health literacy toolkit offers practical support to improve written and spoken communication, strengthen training and share good practice.
• Explore the organisational health literacy toolkit on Boost
• Connect and share
• Join the Health Literacy Community of Practice to exchange ideas, learn from others and develop practical skills for clearer communication.
• Find out more and register through Eventbrite

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If you have any questions about our training, please contact:   [email protected] or [email protected]

You can find the toolkit by clicking this link

Book now through the Boost Learning Academy: https://academy.boost.org.uk/programmes/health-literacy/catalogue?category=health-literacy

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