Earlier this year I collaborated with the Department of Health at the University of Bath who were developing pain information documentation with young people. The aim was to produce an illustrated flyer for children and one for their carer(s) to help them get back to their usual activities after a musculoskeletal injury (e.g. broken bone, sprain). When seeking ideas from families on this project, the research team noted the importance of having illustrations to make the flyers more attractive, but also more accessible to children.
The flyers are currently being trialed at the Bristol Children’s Hospital where feedback is being gathered from kids who have experienced fractures and their carers before rolling them out to further hospitals and clinics.