About this episode
We are nearing the end of our mini series of podcasts about universal healthcare, in collaboration with London South Bank University and the Universal Healthcare Network.With the NHS experiencing overwhelming demand, we need radical transformation with more power and resources within communities.So today, Bill Graham, who is a Community Coordinator with Modality Partnership, focuses on community-based solutions!Bill talks about the need for primary care to engage with communities and gives examples of how this works in practice, e.g maximising COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Asian populations and increasing childhood vaccination rates. Bill highlights the success of community-led initiatives, such as health checks at sports events and baby days in shopping centres. Bill also mentions the multi-generational home visiting project and digital outreach initiatives to enhance patient engagement. He calls for more investment in community solutions and stresses the importance of practical, asset-based approaches in healthcare.Lemon lightbulbs ???? Magic happens when primary care breaks out of the day-to-day cycle and starts to do things differently … High Street health!? Engage with local communities - they have a vital role to play in helping people look after their health ? Get out and about, build relationships with your community and find out what is important to them? This episode has lots of practical examples of how to make healthcare more accessible by taking it out to where people are? Be culturally curious and find out what works for different populations? Shift power and be imaginative with resources? Be proactive – if people are not coming forward for health checks, try multi-generational home visiting?? Support family carers too - often the unsung heroes of health care? Turn theory and data into ACTION to address health inequalities? Volunteers can help people access health-related technology and start to close the digital divide? Don’t overthink things – start somewhere!Some links :Universal HealthCare National InquiryEasy Read Executive Summary10 Leaps Forward - Innovation in the pandemicNoreen Bukhari - supporting women from ‘BAME’ communitiesGill's Universal Healthcare work with MP
