How to Manage: Childhood Poverty (online)

Course aim:

To help clinicians understand and have empathy for young people and their families suffering the effects of poverty, enabling them to start unpicking the impact poverty may have on the accessibility of their work and the work of their team. There will be the opportunity during the day for reflective practice and considering what can be done immediately in healthcare settings to implement change.

Course description:

This one-day online course is delivered by Children North East (CNE), a large regional children’s charity with work extending across England, Wales and Scotland. CNE deliver services, support and initiatives that provide a platform for children, young people and families to work through issues, take action and provide them with the tools to reach their full potential. This includes their UK wide Poverty Proofing© initiative. During the course, you will focus on the causes and consequences of child poverty, the link between poverty and health inequalities, the principles of Poverty Proofing© and how it works in practice, common themes and impact as well as hearing from clinicians who have ‘poverty proofed’ their service.

This course supports the NHSE focus on the Core20+5 framework, specifically supporting individuals and families living in the most deprived circumstances. Poverty Proofing© Healthcare has already proven to have impact within different departments across the NHS, and we are building on this work developed in the North East of England by developing a delivery partner model so local people can inform and influence service delivery in the years to come.

Poverty Proofing© Principles

The Poverty Proofing© delivery model is founded on three core principles that underpin all Poverty Proofing interventions:

1. VOICE – To see real social change it is imperative that the voice of those affected by poverty are central to understanding and overcoming the barriers that they face.

2. PLACE – We need to understand the context of the community and place which we seek to Poverty Proof. We recognise that poverty impacts places differently, and so understanding place is vital in our response. Organisationally, we also need to be clear about why and how decisions are made. This understanding of context is essential.

3. STRUCTURAL INEQUALITIES – While tackling poverty can feel like an impossible and unachievable goal, the knowledge that the root causes of poverty are structural give us reason for hope. If poverty can be addressed or at least alleviated by making structural changes within society, then what structural changes can we make at an organisational level to eliminate the barriers that those in poverty may face.

Learning outcomes:

By the end of this course, delegates will:

• Be aware of who CNE are and why this work matters
• Understand definitions of poverty
• Have an awareness of the extent of poverty and how that plays out nationally and regionally and look at some of the drivers behind this
• Understand and identify what the consequences of poverty are
• Explore the root causes of poverty
• Understand the impact of poverty on health
• Gain insights into the development of Poverty Proofing© and where is sits within a health context and see a case study from Poverty Proofing Paediatric Diabetes

There will also be a chance for reflective practice and for clinicians to explore their current role and identify some of the barriers they identify for individuals living in poverty within their own practice and that of their healthcare setting.

Target audience:

Paediatric trainees, SAS doctors, Consultant paediatricians, GPs and Allied health professionals.

Course requirements:

To participate in this online course, you will need access to:

• Windows or Mac Computer (laptop/desktop or tablet)
• A reliable internet connection
• Microphone and speaker - either using the built-in microphone/speaker or a headset connected to your laptop/desktop or tablet.