Poverty Awareness Training

Poverty Awareness Training 

Updated 28/08/25

Free Online Poverty Awareness Training

Poverty is the biggest driver of ill health and early death in Greater Manchester. NHS Greater Manchester is committed to tackling poverty and since May 2023 we have been working in partnership with Resolve Poverty, offering free training to staff aimed at exploring the relationship between poverty and health and the steps we can all take to make a difference. To date 1,262 GM health and care colleagues have attended the training.

“Understanding how poverty can impact on people and how it can influence their engagement is really helpful. Better awareness leads to less judgement from professionals, which is what people living in poverty need. Non-judgmental approach is a lot more likely to lead to better engagement" Quote from a participant.

We are delighted to announce the launch of the next phase of the training. 

The sessions are aimed towards NHS Greater Manchester staff and colleagues employed within Health and Care providers in Greater Manchester. For example: 

• Frontline health and care practitioners
• The VSFE workforce
• 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/pathways
• Clinical and care professional leaders

 The training focuses on:

• Improving understanding of what poverty means in Greater Manchester
• The role of the NHS and health system in tackling poverty
• Identifying what is already being done within NHS GM to support people living in poverty.
• Policy and strategic responses to poverty including the Socio – economic Duty
• Frontline responses to poverty
• Post session resources and follow up

Register for Poverty Awareness training and start to make a difference right away.

Please contact Teniola Yusuf at Resolve Poverty with any questions: teniola@resolvepoverty.org