#329 Addressing Barriers to Health Literacy with Sue Lacey Bryant

The Business of Healthcare Podcast with Tara Humphrey

Sue Lacey Bryant, Visiting Professor in Knowledge and Information Mobilisation at Manchester Metropolitan University joins Tara to discuss health literacy and its impact on healthcare outcomes.

They explore the definition of health literacy and the skills and confidence needed to navigate the healthcare system.

Highlights include:

• The barriers faced by individuals with low health literacy, such as difficulty understanding written health information and communicating with healthcare professionals.
• Sue emphasises the importance of addressing health literacy at both the organisational and individual level.
• Sue shares examples of initiatives and partnerships aimed at improving health literacy.
• The role of knowledge services in supporting evidence-informed decision making and the need for co-designing patient information materials.

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