Easy read and communication support for healthcare and medical professionals

Widgit Health Symbols

Create your own materials with Widgit Symbols, specifically designed for use in healthcare settings.

First Aid BookletFirst Response Book ICE Cards Patient Sheets

 

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Included with
The Widgit Health Symbols are included with InPrint (UK) and Widgit Online (UK) subscription tiers of Basic, Standard, Pro, Plus and Site.

Add-on
The Widgit Health Symbols are available to purchase as an add-on for Widgit Online (UK) Home users and non-subscription InPrint (UK) users.



Widgit Health Symbols:

Widgit Health Symbols contain new specific medical symbols as well as pre-made resources including glossaries, flashcards and a pain chart.

This pack contains 600 Widgit Symbols specifically designed for use in healthcare settings. This complements the extensive general health vocabulary in the Widgit Symbol Set.

The resources within this pack contain 1,350 health symbols and 190 psychiatry symbols.

The Widgit Symbol Set consists of over 20,000 symbols that are included with Widgit software programs (e.g. InPrint, Widgit Online).

The aim of the project was to develop symbols to enhance understanding in healthcare settings for children, patients with learning difficulties or autism, and people who have English as an additional language.

This project was developed by Widgit Software in partnership with medical professionals.

Resources:

Widgit Health Pain Chart

The Widgit Health Symbols contain new specific medical symbols. Alongside this, the pack contains pre-made resources ready to use including glossaries, flashcards and a pain chart.

Pain Chart

The Pain Chart can be used to help patients express a level of pain when finding it difficult to explain in words.

Glossary

The glossary can be used as a visual reference guide for the Widgit Health Vocabulary. It may be helpful in searching for the correct symbol to include in your own documents. There is a separate glossary for the psychiatry vocabulary.

Widgit Health Glossary

Flashcards

The Widgit Health vocabulary are provided as editable flashcards. These can be used in variety of settings.

Widgit Health Flashcards

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Ordering Information

Included with
The Widgit Health Symbols are included with InPrint (UK) and Widgit Online (UK) subscription tiers of Basic, Standard, Pro, Plus and Site.

Add-on
The Widgit Health Symbols are available to purchase as an add-on for Widgit Online (UK) Home users and non-subscription InPrint (UK) users.

Price £110 + VAT

For additional licences, please contact us.

To order please contact us:

email: [email protected]
phone: 01926 333680

Order oline from www.widgit.com

Symbol Development:

This project was developed by Widgit Software in partnership with medical professionals.

Special thanks to South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust, Warwickshire Integrated Disability Service, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust and Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

The aim of the project was to develop symbols to enhance understanding in healthcare settings for children, patients with learning difficulties or autism, and people who have English as an additional language.

The symbols cover the following topics:

Medical

  • General Vocabulary
    Responses and Waiting, Time and Date, People, Hygiene and Protection, Food, Emotions.
  • Body and Organs
    Body Parts, Organs
  • Health Issues
    Health, Pain and Numbness, Injury, Ilness and Allergy, Heart and Lung, Conditions and Medical Problems, Skin, Digestive System, Hands and Feet, Eyes, Sleep.
  • First Aid
    First Aid, Recovery Position, CPR
  • Hospital
    In Hospital, Documetns, Medical Professionals, Places
  • Assessment
    General Assessment, Specific Assessment
  • Treatment and Aids
    Medication, About Medicine, General Treatment, Specific Treatment, Aids and Mobility
  • X-Ray
    X-Rays and Casts
  • Dental
    Teeth, Mouth and Dentistry, Dental X-Ray
  • Tracheostomy
    Tracheostomy and Stoma
  • Babies and Family Planning
    Puberty and Menstration, Sexual Health, Genitalia and Sex Organs, Contraception, Pregnancy and Birth, Babies, Baby's Health
  • Substance Misuse
    Drug Types, Alcohol, Substance Misuse

Psychiatry

  • Relationships and Problems
  • Behaviour
  • Thoughts and Compulsions
    Thoughts, Passivity Insertion and Withdrawal, Anxiety, Compulsions
  • Mood
    Depression, Hypomania
  • Risk Assessment and Self Harm
    Abuse Risk Assessment, Suicide and Self Harm
  • Hallucinations
    Visual Hallucinations, Auditory Hallucinations, Perceptual Disorders, Delusions
  • Law

 

 

Widgit Health Flashcard Symbols


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