A series of films specially designed for people with learning disabilities will be premiered at Broadway Cinema in Nottingham on 1 April.
‘My Health Vision’ features nine short films about a range of healthcare and hospital procedures including scans, dentistry and radiotherapy. Each film follows the patient journey, explaining in a step by step manner what will happen to the individual from the moment they arrive at the clinic or hospital, taking them through the procedure itself and any process that might follow.
The films are designed as a resource for healthcare professionals and carers to use to help people with a learning disability gain a better understanding of something unfamiliar to them, helping them feel more at ease and less daunted by the forthcoming procedure.
George Badiali, Nottinghamshire Healthcare’s Senior Acute Liaison Learning Disability Nurse said: “Going into hospital or undergoing any new healthcare procedure can be daunting for any patient, but people with learning disabilities can feel very intimidated in hospital settings and find it harder to understand what will happen to them when they are there. We hope that these films will ensure that individuals can gain a better understanding of the procedure and therefore feel more informed and at ease about the whole process.”
‘My Health Vision’ is the result of a collaboration between the NHS and Nottingham Mencap working with partners Confetti Studios, Voice Ability and Nottingham City Council. Advocacy organisation Voice Ability and Springwood Day Centre provided actors for the films, all of whom have a learning disability. Students from Confetti Studios carried out the majority of the filming and editing and will use the project as part of their coursework submissions.
The films will initially be distributed to healthcare professionals across Nottinghamshire, with plans to make them more widely available in the future.
