Resources

PHE have published a new leaflet on the use of human and animal products in vaccines, included in their overall collection of Covid-related publications. This gives general information on the use of these products in vaccines. It should be helpful in ensuring that diverse communities get good quality information on these issues to enable patients to make informed decisions about the Covid vaccination.

Large Print

Guide for adult leaflet – large print

Women of childbearing age, currently pregnant or breastfeeding leaflet – large print

What to expect after your vaccine leaflet – large print

Easy Read documents

NHS easy read Covid vaccination frequently answered questions

Easy Read: How to test yourself for Covid-19 before you go to hospital

Easy Read: How to test yourself for Covid-19 at home

pdf The Vaccine Doesn't Contain Easy Read (371 KB)

Guide for adults leaflet

A guide to your Covid-19 vaccination - Easy Read

What to expect after your Covid-19 vaccination - Easy Read

A guide for women who might get pregnant, who are pregnant or are breastfeeding their baby

What to expect after you vaccine

Covid-19 Community leaflet - Easy read

Videos

Covid Vaccine Staffordshire- Watch this video to see the start of the vaccination programme in Staffordshire

Video from NHS and Police- follow the rules, stay home, protect the NHS and save lives

Video from Department of Health and Social Care around new new variants and lockdown measures

Dr Paddy Hannigan a GP in Staffordshire talks about frequently asked questions around the coronavirus vaccines

Watch this video to see Vaccine myths debunked This video has been produced independently by Sanveej Bhaskar OBE (actor and comedian), Adil Ray OBE (actor, comedian and presenter) and friends which promotes and supports the UK's vaccination programme for our BAME colleagues

Dr Anwar Tufail, a GP in Stoke-on-Trent explains the importance of the COVID vaccine and the rollout of the vaccine throughout Staffordshire

Dr Anwar Tufail explains the importance of following the COVID restrictions –hands, face, space:

Hands, Face, Space Urdu

Hands, Face, Space Pahst

Dr Zirva - Explains the importance of the Coronavirus Vaccine

Dr Waheed - The importance of the Covid-19 Vaccine - in Urdu

Dr Maria - The importance of the Covid-19 Vaccine - in Urdu

Dr Ayesha Shafaq, GP trainee in Stoke-on-Trent - explains the ingredients of the coronavirus vaccine in Punjabi

Listen to Dr Chandra explaining the importnace of getting the coronavirus vaccine

Listen to Dr Latif Hussain explaining the importance of getting the coronavirus vaccine

Listen to Jagadish Boyapati, a GP in Stoke-on-Trent explain the importance of the Coronavirus vaccine for faith and ethnic minorities

Dr Iram Sattar (GP & MWNUK Trustee) separates fact from fiction in this short video. Iram debunks the misinformation surrounding the newly established Covid-19 vaccine and encourages everyone to take the vaccine when offered!

UHNM Emergency department staff explain the importance of the coronavirus vaccine and why they, as front line staff, have had their vaccine. Watch them here:

Chris UHNM, front line staff

Raj, UHNM, front line staff

Katrina, UHNM, front line staff

Claire. UHNM, front line staff

Public Health England have created a set of 52 COVID-19 FAQ explainer videos to answer the frequently asked questions about the types of vaccines including eligibility, safety, at-risk groups, rollout, intervals, common side effects, importance of two doses and who needs the vaccine and many more, answering all questions about the Covid-19 vaccine, you can find them all here

COVID-19 vaccines: can they affect my fertility?

Information about the covid vaccine: For people with a learning disability and autistic people

Birmingham matron reads moving poem to encourage vaccine uptake

Fiona Denning has shared the story of Bev Baker, a matron at UHB’s Heartland’s Hospital who has had Covid and has written a poem reflecting on all that’s changed and encouraging people to have the vaccine. It is recoded in a video https://youtu.be/Ri5h4_HJM70 Please have a look and share for your own use.

Covid Vaccine film (produced with Skills for People and Learning Disability England)

Tamba Musa - Coronavirus vaccine

Keita Facinet - Coronavirus vaccine

Sherifat Ibiola - Coronavirus vaccine

Below you can find videos from WMAS staff who have had their vaccine, have you had yours? Watch the videos below:

Compilation 1 - https://youtu.be/eWwnTwBNhAc
Compilation 2 - https://youtu.be/WUuYv-wHvIM
Compilation 3 - https://youtu.be/adfhokYpxuM
Compilation 4 - https://youtu.be/JamCQQcbpCc

Daniel Platt centre, Tunstall - Patient journey, what to expect

BSL

Language Line

What to expect

Godefroid Seminega at Asha Coronavirus vaccine

Resources to share in your community

Community Resource Factsheet

Staffordshire Community Vaccine Leaflet - Your guide to the Covid vaccine

document Creating videos in your community - how to guide (24 KB)

pdf Video guide for community members covid vaccine Slovak (297 KB)

pdf Video guide for community members covid vaccine Punjabi (46 KB)

pdf Video guide for community members covid vaccine Arabic (259 KB)

pdf Video guide for community members covid vaccine Urdu (99 KB)

pdf Video guide for community members covid vaccine Bulgarian (291 KB)

pdf Video guide for community members covid vaccine Hungarian (397 KB)

pdf Video guide for community members covid vaccine Romanian (458 KB)

pdf Video guide for community members covid vaccine Polish (296 KB)

pdf Creating videos in your community - how to guide - easy read (1.54 MB)

pdf Creating videos in your community - how to guide - Farsi (461 KB)

archive Social media graphics - Translated, download and share with your community members (105.89 MB)

Easy Read FAQs

Over 70s toolkit

Tamba Musa works at ASHA and describes the work they've done to encourage asylum seeks to take up the Covid vaccine.

Sherifat Ibiola from ASHA talks about their work with asylum seekers and the importance of this community taking up the Covid vaccine.

Keita Facinet from ASHA talks about their work with asylum seekers and the importance of this community taking up the Covid vaccine.

AZ Blood Clot Statement translations:

Ramadan guidance

Safe Ramadan guidance

Ramadan and the Covid-19 Vaccine

Social media GIF

Trusted Voices Campaign

We are supporting Staffordshire County Council’s Trusted Voices campaign to support communities during the coronavirus pandemic. The campaign was initially launched in Burton, but is now being rolled out to other parts of Staffordshire, and the council is calling for GPs, pharmacists and community leaders to help promote the messaging about following the guidance from Government, getting tested regularly and getting vaccinated when eligible.

Social media

Letter to community leaders

Community pack

Social media images and posters

Covid-19 Testing Pilot for Glascote and Stonydelph

Staffordshire County Council is encouraging people in Glascote and Stonydelph to support a major Testing Pilot to understand why Covid-19 rates in Tamworth are almost double the national average.

Test kits are being delivered to around 6,000 households from today (April 12), and people should register the kit, take the test and drop it off at one of the community collection points between April 13 and April 16.

GPs are asked to consider how you could support this initiative to help your community control the spread of coronavirus. You may want to share this to patients via your messaging systems, or you may decide to mention it during a consultation.

Letter to health partners

Vaisakhi social media graphics

Audio Translation - vaccine worries and concerns

Did you know?

ABAG 11224 Covid Social Media Advertising campaign v2 Page 2

Did you know? 2

ABAG 11224 Covid Social Media Advertising campaign v2 Page 4

Did you know? 3

ABAG 11224 Covid Social Media Advertising campaign v2 Page 3

Vaccine fact check

ABAG 11224 Covid Social Media Advertising campaign v2 Page 1

Resources for partners and stakeholders

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Over 70s toolkit image

Resource Toolkit for community groups and stakeholders, this contains all of the latest resources in one downloadable pack for you to share and promote here Toolkit for influencers and stakeholders

Advice for staff involved with administrating the Coronavirus vaccine to blind and partially sighted people

People needing British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters or Deafblind access

We’d like to clarify the position around access to signed languages to ensure deaf or deaf/blind patients get the support they need when accessing a vaccination appointment.

Patients have the choice to use their usual BSL/interpreter provider to access a vaccine appointment. We recognise some patients are already registered with local providers, and they are welcome to continue using this service.

In Staffordshire, ASSIST are working with the GP led vaccination centres and liaising with deaf/deafblind patients in relation to appointment scheduling as patients become eligible. Some support will be provided remotely and interpreters will attend in person where needed. In some cases, ASSIST will transport clients to their appointments in order to ensure access, especially for those who are deafblind. In Stoke-on-Trent, dDeaflinks is supporting patients they work with in a similar way. GP practices have the contact details for both providers.

In the larger vaccination centres, where iPads have been provided by Language Line, remote BSL interpreting is also available, as a back up.

Primary care providers offering this service to patients are asked to continue invoicing NHS England in the usual way, as this is classed as a primary care appointment.

If any services or patients need additional support from ASSIST or Deaflinks – see below for further information:

ASSIST (Autism and Sensory Support in Staffordshire) Mon-Thurs 08:30-04.30 Fri 08.30-4.00 Tel: 01785 356835 SMS text: 07816316297 Out of Hours Emergency: 07977 007184 Email:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

British Sign Language (BSL) interpreters are currently contacting deaf and deafblind clients to explain the vaccination process via video call or face-to-face visits for those who do not have access to technology.

When a deaf or deafblind person receives their eligibility letter, they can contact ASSIST through their usual channels. On the patient’s behalf, ASSIST will call the contact number provided on the vaccine letter or their GP as needed, to arrange an appointment date.

When the patient attends the clinic they will access an ASSIST interpreter via remote video call. Those who are unable to use technology or who are deafblind will have an ASSIST interpreter in attendance. The BSL interpreter will need to be given access to the building in order to provide support. The interpreter will have an identification badge and wear appropriate PPE.

These arrangements will help ensure BSL users do not arrive at clinics without access to communication. However, if this does happen, please contact ASSIST 01785 356835 immediately.

Sensory Services provided by ASSIST:

BSL Interpreters/Communicator Guides
Deafblind Interpreters
Lipspeakers
Sighted guides for vision impairment
Electronic notetaking

(for the hard of hearing/deafened and those with communication issues/dementia)

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Awareness training

Deaflinks provide a similar service in Stoke-on-Trent to support the elderly, or deaf-blind clients who do not have access to smart phones or assistive technology to enable remote support.

They have continued to provide support throughout the pandemic for both remote (using various platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft teams etc) and face to face appointments and are available to facilitate either. All interpreters are fully registered, and will attend with ID and wearing appropriate PPE (where necessary).

To book communication support from dDeaflinks, please contact the main office on the details below:

Monday – Friday 10am – 3pm

Tel: 01782 219161

SMS text: 07791459307

E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

24hr (out of hours) Emergency Interpreting mobile: 07977 552414

You can find covid-19 information videos in all languages here