Literature review
10GM has been working with partners from Population Health, Primary Care Networks and the wider VCSE sector to find innovative ways of tackling health inequalities.
This includes establishing Test and Learn Sites to explore how the VCSE sector and GPs can build lasting relationships that help them work together to tackle health inequality.
Over the last nine months, five Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Sector Organisations have been working collaboratively with Primary Care Networks (PCNs) on a pilot ‘Test and Learn’ Project. The project has sought to develop new and more effective relationships between VCSE organisations and PCNs, so that they can offer better advice, support and services to help improve their local community’s health and well-being over their whole lifetime. It has the ultimate aim of understanding ways of addressing health inequalities across Greater Manchester, using the national ‘CORE20PLUS5’ model for tackling inequalities as a guide.
Following an open callout for applications from partnerships interested in becoming Test and Learn Sites, funded 5 partnerships, and appointed an evaluation partner. Information on successful bids can be found below:
Stockport Progress and Recovery Centre, Boost, and Victoria PCN, Stockport
Supporting people with severe mental ill health to engage with their physical health needs, including health checks, through engagement in therapeutic and physical activity.
Salford CVS with local community groups and Eccles and Irlam PCN, Salford
Improving cervical cancer screening uptake through community-led engagement and increased support offered to people living with or beyond a cancer diagnosis.
Trafford Community Collective (with Thrive) and Sale PCN, Trafford
Holistic support and engagement to increase the uptake of health services in deprived communities, with a focus on people not currently engaging with primary care.
Groundwork with Complete Kindness CIC and TABA PCN, Wigan
Increase the uptake of health services and improve wellbeing in deprived communities through engagement and delivery of health support in non-clinical setting.
Afrocats and Ardwick and Longsight PCN, Manchester
Addressing barriers to maternity care for Eastern African women through culturally specific dance and creative movement.
Literature review
Evaluation Framework
Themed focus groups and process evaluation
Site visits and impact evaluation activities
A final evaluation report
Afrocats have written a blog about their project, you can read it here.
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