Whole Family Support Through General Practice: equality impact assessment

Equality Impact Assessment - Results

Equality Impact Assessment - Results

Title of policy: Whole Family Support Through General Practice

Summary of aims and desired outcomes of Policy:

The Whole Family Support through General Practice (WFSGP) project targets families in, or at risk of, poverty. It will be delivered within a sample of ‘Deep End’ general practices in areas of Glasgow City that experience high levels of disadvantage and, therefore, health inequalities. WFSGP capitalises on the unique role of general practice and supports a move from crisis intervention to a preventative and proactive early intervention approach.

Desired Outcomes for WFSGP practices:

• General practice multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) will be better enabled to work with teams from other statutory and third sector services to plan and provide wraparound support for families in/at risk of poverty, trauma and exclusion.
• Clearer identification and proactive engagement with families within Deep End practices that can benefit from early support, provide and test earlier intervention responses.
• Year 1 of the grant will pilot a model of wraparound and proactive whole family support and early intervention support which is rooted in general practice. It will create the ongoing conditions and capacity for a new Family Wellbeing Worker role.
• WFSGP will help to create the conditions for universal, holistic, services which offer people the help they need, where and when they need it, aligned with the principles of GIRFEC and GIRFE, to deliver.
• improved health wellbeing outcomes for children and families.

Directorate: Primary Care

Division: General Practice Policy

Team: General Practice Healthcare Inequalities and Mental Health Team