Evidence shows that many people turn to their council for information on general health and local health services. Reforms to the NHS mean that councils are expected to take up more responsibility around health in the community, which means more people will turn to their local councils for information on health services.
With Find and choose services, NHS Choices offers councils an opportunity to incorporate a comprehensive directory of NHS and other health and social care services to their website. The directories are regulary updated by NHS Choices and all updates are automatically fed into the council’s website – and it’s free.
Over 130 councils have so far signed up to use NHS Choices content on their websites, with more joining every month.
Local councils and health: the role of digital communications
NHS Choices, in partnership with Socitm Insight, recently hosted a series of half-day information events attended by nearly 100 council web and communication managers.
Presentations given by NHS Choices, Socitm Insight, the Met Office and Liverpool City Council can be found below:
NHS Choices – public demand for information on health, (PPT, 14Mb)
The Met Office and local councils, (PPT, 7.81Mb)
Socitm Insight – the performance of council websites (Better connected 2011), (PPT, 4.21Mb)
Liverpool City Council – taking top tasks beyond the homepage, (PDF, 1.45Mb)
