This training session is for NHS GM staff only.

We will explore the relationship between poverty and health and the steps we can all take to support people experiencing socio-economic disadvantage. More than 620,000 people are living below the poverty line in Greater Manchester.

NHS GM and Greater Manchester Poverty Action (GMPA) are working in partnership to tackle poverty as the primary cause of ill health and early death amongst our population.  As part of this commitment, GMPA are offering poverty awareness training to NHS GM staff.

These sessions are for NHS GM staff (Pan-GM or Place-based) and colleagues within Health and Care providers in Greater Manchester who meet one or more of the following definitions:

• Non-clinical managers and leaders (including senior leaders) with responsibility for teams, services or pathways

• Colleagues in clinical roles who have some influence over services and pathways

• Relevant clinical and care professional leaders

This interactive training session will:

• Improve your understanding of what poverty means in Greater Manchester, using both stories and statistics

• Explore how poverty is relevant to NHS GM and help you identify what is already being done within NHS GM to support people experiencing socio-economic disadvantage

• Offer practical ways to support people experiencing socio-economic disadvantage

• Share what people experiencing socio-economic disadvantage want you to know about their experiences, including how to challenge stigma, how to engage with people and how to involve them in decision-making

The sessions will take place via Microsoft Teams, a link will be sent to you a week prior to the event. We will also share some brief materials for the session.

Please contact Thomas Waring at GMPA for further details: thomas@gmpovertyaction.org

NHS GM Poverty Awareness Training