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Increasing fuel poverty awareness among primary care professionals
and exploring their role in signposting clients to existing support to
alleviate poverty
Published:
HPA, December 2007 |
Description:
This report presents an evaluation of a pilot scheme to encourage primary care health professionals to raise fuel poverty issues with their clients. The evaluation examined the effectiveness of the training and resources developed to encourage key primary care staff to raise the issue of fuel poverty with their clients and to signpost them to appropriate sources of help. The report identifies and recognises the barriers which make it difficult for health professionals to fulfil this role. |
Format:
A4, 26 pages. PDF available here (297kb) |
Target
group:
Health and social care professionals, policy makers, politicians, voluntary organisations, energy industry and fuel company directors and chief executives. |
Additional information:
The pilot scheme was funded by the Department of Health Social Services and Pubic Safety, and the training and support resources were developed by the HPA. The report was distributed to the target group. Reference copies are available from central health promotion resource services. |
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