Webinar: How social media can optimise health information

PIF Webinar: Updates from the IPSOS Knowledge Panel

Bridging the ethnicity gap in clinical trials - education and tailored communication needed.

Webinar: Data Visualisation

Using data visualisations in health information to help people make sense of numbers, understand evidence and take part in shared decision making.

Webinar: Top Tips to streamline your production process

A webinar on how to streamline your production process.

Webinar: Behaviour change and health information

Our first webinar of the new year explores the latest thinking on behaviour change.

Webinar: NHS new hospitals programme – patient and public involvement

This webinar was an opportunity for our members to understand patient and public involvement to support the NHS new hospital programme.

PIF Webinar: AI in health information

View the recording and slides from our webinar exploring the health information challenges and opportunities presented by Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Webinar: Engaging with seldom-heard groups

How to engage under-represented people in health information.

Webinar: Web accessibility guide update

Find out more about the 2023 update to PIF’s Quick Guide to Web Accessibility, plus presentations from expert speakers.

PIF TICK Webinar: Information Assessments

Introducing the PIF TICK Information Assessments.

Recent webinar: Producing Health Information for Children and Young People – 2023 guide update

View the recording and slides from our webinar on producing health information for children and young people during health information week.

Recent webinar: Introduction to content design

View the recording and slides from our recent webinar on content design in health information and how it aligns with the PIF TICK.

YouTube Health – Best practices / Health Shelf Q&A

Slides and key learnings from our hybrid member event on health information video best practice. A recording from our Q&A on applying for the Health Shelf is also available here.

PIF and the Patients Association – Breaking down barriers to Shared Decision-Making

This webinar shared the findings of a co-production project in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) to remove barriers to shared decision-making.

Working in partnerships on medicines information

This webinar looks at how patient organisations and the pharmaceutical industry can work together to meet the needs of the public within tight regulatory frameworks. We also shared findings from a joint survey between PIF, NRAS and Cancer 52 on fair…

Webinar: Health inequalities / Health and digital literacy survey results

During this webinar, we shared results from our Health and Digital Literacy survey and examples of good practice. Speakers include Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, Groundswell and the Hepatitis C Trust.

PIF TICK webinar: User involvement

This webinar looks at PIF TICK criteria 5: user involvement, for PIF TICK members or those seeking to gain accreditation in the future. Two of our member organisations discussed their experiences in this area.

PIF TICK webinar: Online assessment system

Learn more about the PIF TICK online assessment tool.

Webinar: Translating health information

An expert panel of speakers joined us to launch our updated guide to translation. They discussed the challenges of translation and share projects and approaches.

PIF TICK webinar: Measuring impact

This webinar is for PIF TICK members seeking practical advice on measuring the impact of information with quality manager Dan Wills and Helen Leech from Mind.

Webinar: Creating an information production process

View the recording and slides from our webinar on creating an information production process with top tips for creating an information production guide.

Webinar: Creating Easy Read and image-led health information

View the recording and slides from our webinar on why Easy Read matters and how to get started with creating accessible health information resources.

Webinar: Working with medical reviewers

Watch the webinar and view slides from our member-only webinar on working with medical reviewers. Speakers include Breast Cancer Now, Association of Translation Companies and Expert Self Care.

PIF TICK webinar: The benefits of having the PIF TICK

This webinar explains how the PIF TICK scheme has evolved to support certified members in this new era with speakers from Lymphoma Action and British Heart Foundation.

Webinar: COVID information in a 'post COVID’ world

In this webinar, as part of Health Information Week, we discussed the health information challenges faced by PIF member organisations in a 'post-COVID' world.

Webinar: PIF 25th anniversary and launch of the updated PIF TICK assessment criteria

Watch the webinar and view slides from our webinar celebrating our 25 year anniversary and launching the updated PIF TICK criteria, which builds on PIF’s 2022 3 year strategy around inclusion.

Webinar: Accessible information

Our panel of speakers shared their expertise and experience in making information accessible for all. Speakers included Healthwatch England, AbilityNet and more. Watch the webinar and view slides here.

Webinar: Signposting evidence-based health information video with YouTube

Members can view the recording and slides from our webinar with YouTube and NHS Digital on signposting evidence-based health information videos via a Health Shelf.

PIF TICK webinar: How and when to review your information resources

Dan Wills – PIF Quality Mark Manager discusses how to devise an information review schedule that meets the needs of your organisation and users.

PIF TICK webinar: The re-assessment process

In this webinar, Dan Wills – PIF Quality Mark Manager, explains more about the PIF TICK re-assessment process.

Webinar: Evaluating the impact of health information

This webinar discusses evaluating the impact of health information and the launch of phase 3 of the Perfect Patient Information Journey report.

Webinar: Using inclusive language in health information

This webinar will help you learn how to use inclusive language to avoid biases, slang, or expressions that discriminate against groups of people based on race, gender, age, ability or socio-economic status.

Webinar: Maternity Decisions: Being Induced – Main Findings and Recommendations

This webinar shared the key findings of our survey on maternity decisions. Our expert panel shared recommendations to help empower women to make informed decisions about the induction of labour.

Webinar: Managing health information translations

Free member-only webinar around managing health information translations with speakers from University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust, Association of Translation Companies, British Society for Immunology, NHS Digital and NWL Diabetes Transformation Programme…

Digital accessibility

To mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day, PIF’s panel of expert speakers described the personal impact of inaccessible tools and discussed solutions to improve accessibility. PIF also launched the quick guide: Web accessibility.

Webinar: Co-production: Involving users in developing health information

PIF launched the update of the How to guide, 'Co-production: Involving users in developing health information' and discussed co-production with expert speakers.

Webinar: Health information – What have we learned this year?

View the recording and slides from PIF's webinar on health information in 2020 and hear from expert speakers on some of the biggest issues.

Webinar: PIF TICK Member Survey Feedback

To mark the PIF TICK scheme being over 6 months old we surveyed our members. View the recording here.

Webinar: 2020 Update on Producing Health Information for Children and Young People

View slides and presentations from PIF's webinar presenting the updated guidance on Producing Health Information for Children and Young People on Monday 16th November.

Webinar: 2020 Health and Digital Literacy Survey Findings and Recommendations

View slides and presentations from PIF's webinar presenting the main findings and recommendations of our Health and Digital Literacy Survey on Monday 5th October.

Webinar: Covid Choices Survey: Main Findings

View slides and presentations from PIF's webinar presenting the results of our Covid Choices survey on Thursday 17 September.

Webinar: PIF TICK – Creating a practical information production process

View the recording and presentation slides from our recent PIF TICK webinar, on creating a practical information production process with our quality mark manager Dan Wills and PIF TICK members MND Association and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.

Remote user engagement masterclass

Remote user engagement is now an essential part of the information development process. Our expert panel of speakers provided guidance and first-hand experience of remote user engagement.

Risk Communication and COVID-19 with Alexandra Freeman

A regular PIF speaker and editor of PIF’s Guidance of Risk Communication, Dr Alex Freeman, provided a refresher on best practice in risk communication to the public, in the light of COVID-19.

Webinar: The PIF TICK application and assessment process

View the recording and presentation slides from our recent webinar on the application and assessment process of the PIF TICK with our Quality Mark Manager Dan Wills, and PIF TICK members Scleroderma and Raynaud's UK and the Macular Society.

Webinar: The PIF TICK – the new quality mark for health information

View the recording and presentation slides from our recent webinar on the introduction of the new PIF TICK, with our quality mark manager Dan Wills and PIF TICK members Anthony Nolan and Royal College of Anaesthetists.

Webinar: Maintaining the quality of health information in reactive situations

Speakers from NICE, Mind and Shift.ms discussed the challenges of maintaining the quality of health information in reactive situations. 

Event: Using digital tools to maximise health information

Innovative uses of social media, apps and targeted information were showcased by charities and NHS organisations throughout the day.

Event: Health Information for Children and Young People

Involving Users in Developing Health Information

Event: Reaching and Engaging with Hard to Reach Groups

Behaviour Change and Health Information

Event: Measuring and Evaluating the Impact of Health Information

Event: Communicating Benefits and Risks in Health Information