LibGuides: NHS: Health Information Week 2025 20th-26th January

Health Information Week 2025 - 20th-26th January

Health Information Week is a national, multi-sectoral campaign promoting high quality health information. Taking place from 20th - 26th January, this year's event will focus on the 5 following themes: winter wellness, mental health, wellbeing, health literacy and misinformation and digital literacy.

Here's what's happening during Health Information Week.

Health Information Week Information Stand

Wednesday 22^nd January

10:00am-2:00pm

Golden Jubilee Wing

King’s College Hospital

Drop by our stall for tips and hints on trusted sources of health information for patients and the public and advice on health literacy tools for health professionals

Audience- All welcome

Enter a fun Mis-Information Quiz- you could win a Galaxy Fit3 Bluetooth watch.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HIW_Quiz2025

Entries open until 26th January, courtesy of the PRUH Library Team.

Health Literacy Awareness Online Workshop For King’s College Hospital Trust Staff

Thursday 23^rd January

12pm-1pm

Health literacy empowers patients to make informed decisions about their health, leading to better treatment outcomes and reduced health disparities.

• what health literacy is and why it matters

• the impact of poor health literacy on patients and the link to health inequalities

• tools and techniques that can support patients with low health literacy

This 1-hour session is accredited by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH)

Audience:

Open to King’s College Hospital Trust staff, this session will be delivered using Microsoft Teams. Book here: https://libcal.kcl.ac.uk/event/4300150

Daily posts highlighting high quality health information websites and resources

Look out for posts on our LinkedIn page where will be sharing quality sites and resources on the week’s themes.

Health Information Week 2025 - 20th-26th January

Winter Health

Mental Health

Wellbeing

Health Literacy and Mis-Information

Digital Literacy