For all modules and courses the applications portal will close 4 weeks before the start date. All applications must be submitted and funding confirmed before the portal closes. Any applications that have not been processed and or do not have funding confirmed from the sponsor organisation before the portal closure will not be accepted by the IHSC administrator staff

 

Healthcare professionals working in socio-economically deprived areas encounter distinct clinical and service-related challenges that stem from inequitable healthcare provisioning and directly affect patient care. 

 

This module equips participants with a deep understanding of why primary care is different in socio-economically deprived areas, and empowers them with the knowledge, skills and connections needed to thrive.

 

Participants rigorously examine core topics through a lens of health equity whilst applying theoretical frameworks to their real-world experiences. By doing this as a group of peers it uses collegiality to build confidence and cultivates a network of supported individuals committed to advancing health equity.

 

Aims:

This module addresses a gap in training and support, and aims to:

1. Enable individuals who work in areas of socio-economic deprivation to better understand and navigate the complex problems existing within these contexts using evidence-based approaches.
2. Equip participants with the ability to apply advanced critical thinking to health equity issues and articulate these challenges in a structured way as part of a change conversation.
3. Enable individuals to develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to be able to improve their personal clinical practice and apply a health equity focus to their own services as part of strategic re-design.
4. Establish a network of activated, highly skilled individuals with a shared set of values, who can be a resource for creating fairer systems and healthier places.