A communications plan was developed and implemented from November 2013 onwards. This was targeted at reaching individuals and groups identified as having an interest in the accessible information standard and / or who were anticipated to be affected by or expected to implement it. The target audience therefore consisted of: NHS bodies including clinical commissioning groups and foundation trusts; Adult social care bodies (local authorities); Organisations providing NHS or adult social care services; Relevant royal colleges such as the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists; Relevant professional bodies such as the Association of Speech and Language Therapists; Voluntary and community sector organisations working with and / or led by people with disabilities which affect their communication and information needs; Professionals and individual service users who had previously expressed interest in this work; Local Healthwatch and other patient groups such as the National Association of Patient Participation. Information introducing the project and encouraging completion of an appropriate survey was included in a range of bulletins including: NHS News (published by NHS England and distributed to NHS and social care organisations); The Department of Health, Public Health England and NHS England Voluntary and Community Sector Strategic Partner Bulletin; NHS England’s clinical commissioning group bulletin; The newsletter of the Foundation Trust network; Newsletters produced and distributed by voluntary sector organisations including Action on Hearing Loss and the Royal National Institute of Blind people (RNIB). The activity was also promoted online by a number of organisations who published information on websites, including: An invitation to participate in the engagement activity was sent directly to a wide range of individuals and organisations including:
A communications plan was developed and implemented from November 2013 onwards. This was targeted at reaching individuals and groups identified as having an interest in the accessible information standard and / or who were anticipated to be affected by or expected to implement it. The target audience therefore consisted of: NHS bodies including clinical commissioning groups and foundation trusts; Adult social care bodies (local authorities); Organisations providing NHS or adult social care services; Relevant royal colleges such as the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists; Relevant professional bodies such as the Association of Speech and Language Therapists; Voluntary and community sector organisations working with and / or led by people with disabilities which affect their communication and information needs; Professionals and individual service users who had previously expressed interest in this work; Local Healthwatch and other patient groups such as the National Association of Patient Participation. Information introducing the project and encouraging completion of an appropriate survey was included in a range of bulletins including: NHS News (published by NHS England and distributed to NHS and social care organisations); The Department of Health, Public Health England and NHS England Voluntary and Community Sector Strategic Partner Bulletin; NHS England’s clinical commissioning group bulletin; The newsletter of the Foundation Trust network; Newsletters produced and distributed by voluntary sector organisations including Action on Hearing Loss and the Royal National Institute of Blind people (RNIB). The activity was also promoted online by a number of organisations who published information on websites, including: An invitation to participate in the engagement activity was sent directly to a wide range of individuals and organisations including:
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