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The Black Health Improvement Programme for General Practice

Target Audience/Eligibility Criteria

This Black Health Improvement Programme (BHIM) is a culturally appropriate education, training and support package designed for primary care staff and other healthcare professionals. to support General Practice. This programme is free for your practice and endorsed and delivered by the Caribbean and African Health Network (CAHN). To be an early adopter of this programme and begin the process of making your GP practice inclusive and culturally aware, Please use the booking form.

Course Aim

The programme has been developed in response to a community consultation with Black Caribbean and African communities and healthcare professionals seeking greater insights into the Black community, in order to improve their health outcomes. Based upon this evidence, Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership (GMHSCP) commissioned the Black Health Improvement Programme (BHIP) to help redress long-standing health and wellbeing inequalities which have existed for decades and which were further exposed by COVID-19.

BHIP provides a package of:

  • A dedicated period of culturally appropriate education and training
  • Access to a bank of video and audio materials across specific and prevalent health conditions found in the Black community.
  • A helpline for advice and referral for targeted intervention or appropriate services.
  • Access to posters and resources to display in your practice.
  • Accreditation following training and assessment, with support to improve

Trainer/Facilitator

Delivered by the Caribbean and African Health Network (CAHN)

Cost

This programme is currently being offered to GP Practices in Greater Manchester free of charge and keen to see your service develop into one that continuously helps to better the health and wellbeing experiences of Black Caribbean and African people in Greater Manchester.

To find out more about the programme, please visit: https://www.cahn.org.uk/bhip/.