The Money Advice Outcomes team were involved with the planning of two events on Health and Financial Inclusion, in partnership with NHS Health Scotland. The first event was held in Glasgow and was aimed at NHS, financial inclusion and advice services across Scotland. The second event was co-ordinated by Dundee colleagues and was aimed specifically at services operating in that area. These events tie in with the work streams that have emerged from phase 2 of the Improving Outcomes in Money Advice project.
The events provided an opportunity for learning, networking and partnership development to help improve access of patients to the advice and support they need when facing financial issues. Money-related advice and support to maximise income and manage costs associated with housing, fuel and debt, can have a positive impact on health.
Glasgow
The aim of the Glasgow event was to help with:
- Increasing knowledge of what is happening nationally to support people experiencing financial challenges to mitigate impact on health;
- Sharing good practice particularly around effective partnership approaches;
- Improving connections between services to deliver better outcomes for people and improve the financial circumstances of people and their families.
This included key speeches from:
Introduction and Welcome
Steve Bell, Director, NHS Health Scotland
A National Perspective from Scottish Government
Isabell Donnelly, Senior Policy Officer, Scottish Government
Financial Inclusion in Health and Social Care Settings
Kate Burton, Public Health Practitioner, NHS Lothian and Roddy Samson, Advice Service Manager, Granton Information Centre
Addressing Poverty: What can the NHS Do?
Fiona Moss, Head of Health Improvement and Inequalities, Glasgow CHP, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Early Warning Systems
Kirsty McKechnie, Welfare Rights Worker, Child Poverty Action Group
Plenary
Steve Bell, Director, NHS Health Scotland
Watch the speeches from the event.
There were numerous workshops on offer throughout the day, allowing attendees to pick from two of the following options:
Scottish Welfare Reform Advisory Service (ScotWRAS)
Facilitated by: Sharon Berrie and Vikki Skelton, Shelter
Fuel Poverty Training for Health Staff and Advice Workers
Facilitated by: Barbara Atterson, Energy Action Scotland
Housing Providers Approaches to Financial Inclusion
Facilitated by: Sharon McIntyre, Wheatley Group
Funding Advice Services and Links with Health
Facilitated by: John Osbourne, Scottish Legal Aid Board and Sandra Sankey, Improvement Service
Reaching the Really Fuel Poor
Facilitated by: Alan Grant, Healthy Homes Highland
Financial Capability
Facilitated by: Vicky Glen and Victoria Watson, Money Advice Scotland
Financial Inclusion Project for People with Mental Health
Facilitated by: Jacqueline Croft, Glasgow Association for Mental Health
Welfare Rights and Health Hubs
Facilitated by: Mungo Shirkie, NHS Lanarkshire and Vincent McNeill, Hamilton Citizens Advice Bureau
Poverty and the Changing Nature of Work: How do we Respond?
Facilitated by: James Egan, Glasgow Centre for Population Health and Lisa Buck, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Working in Partnership with the Money Advice Service
Facilitated by: Scott Morrison, Strategic Partnership Manager, Money Advice Service
For more information about each of the breakout sessions, view the full breakdown here.
Dundee
The event held in Dundee – Health and Care Welfare Reform Partnership event – had speeches from:
Welcome
Lucy Rennie, Strategy & Performance Manager, Dundee CHP
Financial Inclusion in Health and Social Care Settings
Kate Burton, Public Health Practitioner, NHS Lothian and Roddy Samson, Advice Service Manager, Granton Information Centre
Welfare Reform a Dundee Context
Gregory Colgan, Head of Corporate Debt and Welfare Reform, Dundee City Council
Watch the speeches from the day.
Participants on the day had the opportunity to attend all five workshops and included sessions around:
Employability, Welfare Reform and Financial Inclusion
Allan Millar, Michael Piggot, Gary Gall, Dot Laurie & Carol McKelvie
Digital Access
Judy Dobbie & Marie Dailly
Universal Credit: A Year of Change Game
Your Claimant Commitment, Sanctions, Your Money
Digital Hubs
Health and Welfare Reform
Aileen Tait, Blair Finlay, Wendy Third and Sheila Allan
Money, Benefits Debt and Budgeting
Ginny McLanders, Allison Honeyman and Carol O’Neill
Fuel Poverty and Housing Issues
Ian Treanor and Michelle Harrow
Attendees at the event were provided with a booklet entitled ‘Benefit, Money & Debt Advice Services in Dundee’ - download it here.