Personalised Care Toolkit: Employment, Education and Benefits

IBD can have an effect on a person's ability to work or remain in education or training. It can also have an impact on their career aspirations and how they progress within their career or future retirement plans.

Patients you are supporting could benefit from:

advice and support on how to talk to their employers about their IBD or encouragement to ask for reasonable adjustments at work.
identifying what services are offered locally for housing or benefits support and regularly signposting or referring to these services.

Resources

It Takes Guts Talking Toolkit

This Talking Toolkit and Top Tips is to support patients to talk about life with Crohn's and Colitis. Posters are available to download and display in waiting and clinic rooms.

CICRA resources for schools and colleges

CICRA has produced booklets for primary and secondary schools, quick guide for class teachers, information about individual healthcare plans for pupils, advice on exams and tests, and examples of letters to exam boards (and much more).

Crohn's & Colitis UK Information Leaflets

Crohn's & Colitis UK provide a range of written information on a variety of topics related to employment, education and benefits such as finances, claiming DLA for children under 16, employers and employees.

IA financial support

The Ileostomy Association can provide financial support to people living with an ileostomy or an internal pouch.

Don't forget to go back to our resources directory for resources about the other areas of self-management.

If you would like us to add a resource or link, or have any feedback please send us an email.