NHS GM Tackling Poverty in Partnership with Resolve Poverty

NHS GM Partners with Resolve Poverty

In 2023 NHS GM commissioned Greater Manchester Poverty Action (now Resolve Poverty) to undertake an exploration of the GMs health system's approach to poverty, reflecting on existing policy and good practice. From this review came a report that made a number of recommendations. These recommendations have since underpinned a programme of activity led by the Population Health Team, tackling poverty as a driver of poor health and inequalities. 

In April 2024, NHS GM re-commissioned Resolve Poverty as a strategic and delivery partner to:

Serve as an engaged strategic partner to NHS GM, offering expertise and leadership to drive system change in alignment with the policy areas and recommendations from the GMPA review of the NHS GM approach to poverty.

Continue to deliver and evaluate Poverty Awareness Training for the health and care workforce. To date this training has been delivered to 1262 Integrated Care Partnership staff, ensuring an increased level of 'poverty literacy' amongst the Greater Manchester health and care workforce.

Provide digital and physical resources, as part of a ‘Poverty toolkit’ hosting within the Fairer Health for All Academy, to support NHS GM staff to better understand how we tackle poverty and support those in poverty.

Facilitate an anti-poverty ‘community of practice’ with senior staff in the NHS Greater Manchester system, as a means of enable shared learning and the spread / scaling of good practice.

Co-ordinate and evaluate a pilot GM Participation Fund to enable people with lived experience to be financially reimbursed for their involvement in NHS Greater Manchester Population Health Programmes, as a means of increasing participation and co-production.