What's been going on in Population Health?
This is the first in a series of blogs about the VCSE sector and Population Health in Greater Manchester. In it, Emma, Strategic Lead for Population Health at 10GM, looks back at three examples of projects from the last year that brought people and organisations together to find innovative ways of tackling health inequalities.
VCSE Groups and Primary Care Networks Working Together
In 2023 five ‘test and learn’ partnerships explored ways of working better together to support the health and wellbeing of their local communities, focusing on those who were least likely to be getting the care they needed through their GP.
Some of the partnerships explored increasing access by bringing services that you would normally find in your local GP practice into a community space, like a community centre or local cafe.
Others looked at improving the experience by providing safe spaces to talk about health concerns and get advice and support. They encouraged people to open up through more creative activities, such as holding a cultural dance class followed by a group chat with a nurse on health topics chosen by the women attending the group.
I love this quote from Senait*, who took part in the sessions run by Afrocats, CAHN, and Ardwick and Longsight PCN:
10GM is working with partners from Population Health, Primary Care Networks and the wider VCSE sector to find innovative ways of tackling health inequalities.
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