Resources for healthcare professionals
This section brings together a range of essential healthcare resources, aimed at healthcare professionals who engage with Romany Gypsy, Roma, or Traveller communities.
Resources
Access to NHS Services
Cancer or the 'bad thing'
Resources
- How to reduce the risk of cancer: Information for Gypsies and Travellers: Leaflet
- Gypsy and Traveller Men's Health: Leaflet
- Cervical cancer screening: Leaflet
- Breast cancer information: Leaflet
- Video playlist with key cancer information: Video Playlist
Diabetes
Resources
- Diabetes Health Information for Gypsies and Travellers: Information for Gypsies and Travellers on spotting the signs of Diabetes, and how to get help live with it: Leaflet
- Diabetes swap cards: Cards
Reports
- Diabetes and Gypsies, Roma and Travellers, for Healthcare Professionals one-pager resource.
- Understanding Diabetes in Romany Gypsy, Traveller, and Roma communities report by Dr Alice Byram for Friends, Families and Travellers.
- Improving Diabetes care for Gypsies, Roma and Travellers report offers summaries on research basics towards improving engagement with, and support of, Romany Gypsy, Irish Traveller, Roma and Traveller communities.
Improving hepatitis awareness and access to health services
These resources present findings and recommendations on healthcare access, blood-borne hepatitis awareness, stigma, and barriers to engaging with health services among Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.
Resources
- Video [coming soon];
- Resource poster [coming soon].
Report
Maternal Health & Infant Feeding
Resources
- Support with nerves or the baby blues: Video | Poster
- Whether feeding naturally is the right option for you and your child: Video | Poster
- Whether formula feeding is the right option for you and your child: Video | Poster
- How to make baby formula: Video
- How to sterilise your baby bottle: Video
- How to support your partner with baby feeding: Video | Poster
- Using combination feeding: Video | Poster
- Information on different feeding methods: Video | Poster
- Where to find support for feeding your baby: Video | Poster
- Support with managing finances as a parent: Video | Poster
You can find the recording of our infant feeding webinar here, where we talk through the above resources.
Reports
The below reports offer insights into the experiences of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities relating to maternity and infant feeding, with a view to improve knowledge and understanding of how to approach the planning and provision of healthcare services.
- Summary Report: Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community experiences of infant feeding, information and support services.
- Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community experiences of infant feeding, information and support services.
- Summary: Tackling Maternal Health Inequalities in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities.
- Guidance: Tackling Maternal Health Inequalities in Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities.
Sexual Health
Sexual health is often highly stigmatised, which can lead to low confidence, limited knowledge, and reduced engagement with services, such as STI testing and contraception.
Funded by West Sussex County Council, these resources were co-developed with community members and aim to increase knowledge of, and motivation to access condoms, STI and HIV testing, and contraception.
Resources
- Sexual health information for men: Print version | Digital version.
- Sexual health information for women: Print version | Digital version.
Report
Towards Zero: Gypsy and Traveller insights on sexual health and HIV prevention in West Sussex
Vaccination: HPV
A set of resources exploring the barriers Gypsies and Travellers experience when accessing the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccination, how health professionals can build understanding and trust, as well as culturally relevant, co-produced leaflets for Gypsies and Travellers on what the vaccine does and why.
Resources
- Importance of the HPV vaccine: Print version | Digital version.
- Irish Traveller family's experience of accessing the HPV vaccine: Watch.
Report
Vaccination: Maternity, childhood, whooping cough and measles
A series of short animations with key information on vaccinations related to maternity, childhood, measles, and whooping cough.
Co-developed and co-produced with people from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities and in partnership with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and Roma Support Group (RSG), these resources aim to support Gypsy, Roma and Traveller families to make informed choices on healthcare.
Resources
- Childhood and maternal vaccinations: Video
- Childhood vaccinations: Video
- Maternal vaccinations: Video
- Measles symptoms, and key information: Video
- What are measles and whooping cough?: Video
- What is measles?: Video
- What is whooping cough?: Video
- When We Were On The Road: Irish Traveller experiences of vaccinations: Video
- Whooping cough symptoms, and key information: Video
- YouTube playlist featuring all the videos: Video Playlist
- Polish Romanes translated YouTube playlist for Roma communities: Video Playlist
- Romanian Romanes translated YouTube playlist for Roma communities: Video Playlist
- Slovak Romanes translated YouTube playlist for Roma communities: Video Playlist
Report
Hepatitis C
Too many people don't get the information they need about hepatitis C or aren't aware that testing is available. Knowing your status means you can get the right support and treatment if you need it.
We have put together a series of short videos featuring Leon, a Romany Gypsy, and Dinky, an Irish Traveller, with lived experiences of hepatitis C about why testing matters and the importance of looking after your health.
Below you can also find informational posters for Gypsies and Travellers both in print and digital formats, so everyone has access to the right tools to make informed decisions about their healthcare.
Video resources:
Friends, Families and Travellers also offer inclusive services and bespoke training which you can find out more about here.
