Information for communities

We will keep this page up to date with links to resources – videos, leaflets and graphics – that different commuities can use and share as appropriate. We will add to this page as we find resources, and if you have any ideas for something that might be missing that would help your community, please email our Engagement Team at: bswicb.engagement@nhs.net
BAME Communities
Opening Doors: a conversation about the Covid-19 vaccine.
The recent Opening Doors: a conversation about the Covid-19 vaccine webinar was a dedicated event for BAME communities across BSW to ask their questions about the Covid-19 vaccines and for these to be answered.
The event was a huge success, with a large number of attendees putting a diverse array of questions to our panel.
Covid-19 vaccination: Imam of Bath Islamic Society
Imam of Bath Islamic Society, Mohammed Gamal Abdelnour, has shared his thoughts on the Covid-19 vaccine and reflected on the year just passed.
Council for Mosques position on Covid-19
Information from the Council for Mosques position on Covid-19
Easy Read Information
Mencap’s easy read guide to Coronavirus
Mencap’s easy read guides to Coronavirus
Advice about the Coronavirus
Public Health England have produced an easy read version of their advice on the coronavirus for places of education.
Easy read information about your vaccine
A guide to your Covid-19 vaccination
KeepSafe: Waiting to be contacted
Information reminding people that they should wait to be contacted about the Covid-19 vaccine and who gets it first.
Covid-19 vaccination: Easy to read guides
Easy-read guides providing information on both coronavirus and vaccination
Guidance For Parents
The Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic family Covid-19 helpline from Bernardos
Boloh – Bernardo’s Covid-19 helphine and web chat for those 11+
Helpful information to answer questions from children
Place2Be have created a guide to help parents answer questions from their children
Talking to your child about Coronavirus
- Young Minds have shared tips on how to talk to your child about Coronavirus to support family wellbeing
Covibook: Supporting and reassuring children around the world
Covibook is an interactive resource designed to support and reassure children aged 7 and under.
Children of critical workers and vulnerable children who can access schools or educational settings
Guidance for parents of school age children has been published online.
Resources in Other Languages
Covid-19 guide for older adults – leaflets available in multiple languages
This leaflet explains about the Covid-19 vaccination, who is eligible and who needs to have the vaccine to protect them from coronavirus (Covid-19).
Versions available in:
- English and large print
- Albanian
- Arabic
- Bengali
- Chinese
- Farsi
- Gujarati
- Hindi
- Kurdish
- Nepal
- Punjabi
- Polish
- Romanian
- Somali
- Spanish
- Tagalog
- Turkish
These can also be requested in an accessible format.
Covid-19 vaccination guides in BSL
Public Health England have produced a suite of videos about the Covid-19 vaccine in BSL relating to:
Phase 2 of the vaccination programme
Guidance for women of childbearing age, pregnant or breastfeeding
What to expect after the vaccination
Guidance around the consent form
Why do I have to wait for my vaccination
Information about the Covid-19 vaccine eligibility and vaccination supply
What to expect after your vaccination
Information for people who have had their first Covid-19 vaccination
All Other Resources and Information
Covid-19 vaccination: Information for women of childbearing age, currently pregnant or breastfeeding
Information for all women of childbearing age, those currently pregnant or breastfeeding on coronavirus vaccination.
Priority poster for the Covid-19 vaccination
Outlining the priority groups for the first phase of vaccinations.
How have the Covid-19 vaccinations been developed so quickly
National Institute for Health Research: How are Covid-19 vaccinations being developed so quickly.
The order people are being invited for vaccination
The order in which people will be offered a vaccine is based on advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). Professor Wei Shen Lim who is the Covid-19 chair of the JCVI and explains that order.
In English only.