Aim and objectives:
“Making it easier”, which is Scotland’s second action plan on health literacy developed by the NHS, sets out an action plan for improving health literacy in Scotland 2017-2025. The first plan was titled “Making it easy”. The action plan aims to remove barriers and prevent them being put there in the first place.
Target group:
The action plan is aimed at health providers, patient organisations and decision-makers.
Method:
The action plan focuses on four areas:
- share the learning from “Making it Easy” across Scotland;
- embed ways to improve health literacy in policy and practice;
- develop more health literacy responsive organisations and communities;
- design support and services to better meet people’s health literacy levels.
Outcome:
The health literacy action plan helps to improve how to design and deliver services in the future based on supporting people’s needs through shared decision-making.
Added value:
The health literacy action plan sets out the ambition for Scotland to be a health literate society that enables the population to have the confidence, knowledge, understanding and skills to maintain good health.
Making it Easier. Health Literacy Action Plan - UK (Scotland)
