Independent report

Educating health professionals to support vulnerable groups

A report about improving support, access to services and care for homeless people and vulnerable groups by the National Inclusion Health Board (NIHB).

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 8 January 2016

Documents

Inclusion health: education and training for health professionals, executive summary

PDF, 757 KB, 18 pages

Inclusion health: education and training for health professionals, end of study report

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Inclusion health: education and training for health professionals, appendices

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Details

The inclusion health programme aims to improve the health and wellbeing of homeless people and other vulnerable groups.

This report emphasises the need for a combination of clinical and non-clinical skills and knowledge in working with these groups. It identifies possible opportunities for strengthening education and training of healthcare professionals.

The report reviews:

• the level of skills, awareness and knowledge of health professionals to support vulnerable groups
• the barriers to health and care services faced by these groups
• the current professional guidance on inclusion health issues, that is working with and caring for vulnerable groups
• the commitment of education providers to include inclusion health issues in wider training, drawing on the views and experience of health professionals

Published 8 January 2016