Ideas for Intervention | English Gypsies’ rankings | Service Providers’ rankingsa | Jointly agreed rankings |
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Promoting awareness and understanding of immunisation | |||
Good information from non-NHS sources e.g. magazines, social media | 9 | =1 | |
Insert into Red Book that is clear and simple, designed by GRTs | 10 | ||
Appropriately designed leaflets and verbal personalised information from trusted Health Professional in GP practice | 7 | =1 | =4 |
Appropriately designed leaflets and verbal personalised information from trusted Health Professional at home | =3 | =1 | =4 |
Training for Health Professionals to identify those most concerned about immunisations to discuss their fears and concerns | =4 | ||
Developing trust and respect | |||
Cultural Competence Training for Health Professionals, Frontline Staff and other Service Providers who work with GRTs | =4 | =1 | 3 |
Named person in GP practice who is trusted by the community for frontline service at reception desk and link to Health Professionals | =3 | =1 | |
Improving immunisation services | |||
Multi-sectorial working led by Health Professionals to raise understanding of cultural issues among professionals in all sectors | 5 | =1 | |
Flexible and diverse approach to booking appointments, recall and reminder systems | 8 | =1 | |
Flexible delivery of immunisation services to meet specific needs of most socially excluded GRTs, e.g. drop-in clinics, outreach | =1 | ||
Protect funding of specialist roles, e.g. Health Visitor post dedicated to GRT communities | =3 | =1 | 1 |
Improve joined up working and planning between diverse organisations involved in commissioning and delivery of immunisation services | 5 | ||
Representation from GRT community at meetings of local Immunisation committees | 2 | ||
Identify GRTs in health records to record immunisation uptake and tailor support | 1 | =1 | 2 |
Improve system of temporary registration at GP practices | 6 |