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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. [Briefing Paper]

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

Authors

Tracy Davis

Chris Littlejohn



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 briefing paper summarises the project, and its conclusions and recommendations.

Citation

DOUGLAS, F., MACIVER, E., DAVIS, T. 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. Study briefing paper.

Report Type Discussion Paper
Deposit Date Oct 20, 2022
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Keywords Poverty; Parenting; Health services; Scotland
Public URL https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1783411
Related Public URLs https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1783383 (Full Report)
Additional Information Although only one of the authors is named in the paper, the other authors listed on this record and in the citation are known to have been involved. The full report on which this briefing paper is based is also available on OpenAIR: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1783383