New video guides help autistic people prepare for health and social care appointments
The videos are all available on YouTube and were funded by the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board.
Each film explains what to expect from certain types of NHS appointments and health conditions. They include:
Some of the videos are not filmed in Milton Keynes University Hospital, but they still give a really clear idea of what you can expect from certain appointments and services.
Better care for people with autism
We regularly hear from people with autism or other types of neurodiversity, who experience problems when they are trying to get health care and treatment. People autism were also identified as a key group in the Denny Review, a report on health inequalities in our local area, which was published in September last year.
The report, which included more than two thousand resident voices, outlined that some people face worse health outcomes than others, because they don’t understand how health and care services work, or what will happen during routine appointments.
Using insights from interviews undertaken by local Healthwatch organisations and grassroots organisations in the voluntary, charity and social enterprise sector, it is hoped that these explainer videos will help to break down the barriers to good health for autistic people.
