Midwives', health visitors', family nurse practitioners' and women's experiences of the NHS Grampian's Financial Inclusion Pathway in practice: a qualitative investigation of early implementation and impact. [Presentation]

Douglas, Flora; Davis, Tracy; MacIver, Emma; Littlejohn, Chris

Abstract

All Local Child Poverty Action Plans require midwives, health visitors and family nurses to identify families with children under five at risk of financial hardship, and to refer them for help to increase their household incomes. This strategy (the so-called Financial Inclusion Pathway) is one of the range of efforts outlined in the Child Poverty Action Plans, aimed at increasing household income and alleviating child poverty in Scotland. A qualitative study took place to increase understanding about the early implementation of the Financial Inclusion Pathway within the NHS Grampian area. The research set out to establish how this initiative was operating within and impacting on the clinical practice of those health professionals concerned with delivering on it. The project also aimed to learn more about these health professionals' experiences of benefit gained, from the perspectives of parents and their children. The study took place between April and August 2021, and was funded by an NHS Grampian Endowments grant. This presentation summarises the key conclusions from the parts of the study covering health professionals and parents, and also summarises the projects' recommendations and recent ways in which these have been disseminated.

Citation

DOUGLAS, F., DAVIS, T., MACIVER, E. and LITTLEJOHN, C. 2022. Midwives', health visitors', family nurse practitioners' and women's experiences of the NHS Grampian's Financial Inclusion Pathway in practice: a qualitative investigation of early implementation and impact. Presented at the 2022 NHS Grampian research and development conference, 12 October 2022, Aberdeen, UK.

• Presentation Conference Type: Lecture
• Conference Name: 2022 NHS Grampian research and development conference
• Conference Location: Aberdeen, UK
• Start Date: Oct 12, 2022
• Deposit Date: Oct 20, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 20, 2022
• Keywords: Poverty; Parenting; Health services; Scotland
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1783403
• Related Public URLs: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1783383 (Full Report)
• Additional Information: The full report on which this presentation is based is also available on OpenAIR: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1783383