The NHS England Knowledge and Library Services Team has been working with South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust on ‘Misinformation UNMasked’, a set of tools to help the public navigate its way around health misinformation. Libraries are now encouraged to use and promote the resources.

The work includes the development of a series of three animations to help people to spot the signs of health misinformation online. These are available to all library services and can be accessed here: Health Information - Knowledge and Library Services.

Resources were designed based on views of the public, NHS and public library staff. Libraries can also access communications materials to promote the materials)=.

Joanne Naughton, NHS Library and Knowledge Services Development Manager at NHS England, said: 

“Public libraries provide a safe space for all to access health information online and library staff have a key role to play in addressing health misinformation by signposting people to high quality health information.”