Health inequalties Intercultural awareness At Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex, we support health and care teams to deliver culturally sensitive, equitable and inclusive services. Our intercultural awareness work focuses on improving the experience of people seeking asylum or with refugee status by strengthening the skills, confidence and wellbeing of the workforce who support them. Intercultural awareness guides, training and online course We have worked in partnership with Nafsiyat Intercultural Therapy Centre, NHS England, and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) South East to design and deliver practical, evidence-based training and resources for the NHS. Our programme includes the original Intercultural Awareness Training, developed for staff across health, social care and local authority services, as well as a new set of resources tailored for the 0–19 workforce, including health visitors, midwives and school nurses. This work supports our wider ambition to reduce health inequalities and ensure that every family can access safe, compassionate and culturally informed care. Resources NEW: Intercultural awareness guide for midwives, health visitors and school nurses A practical guide for supporting children, young people and families seeking asylum or with refugee status. Link Close We need to know more about you Please complete the form below so that we can email your selected resource: NEW: Intercultural awareness guide for midwives, health visitors and school nurses Your name Organisation / business Your email I agree to be contacted by Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex regarding this resource only (Health Innovation KSS will not use my details for marketing purposes). By clicking Submit, I agree to Health Innovation KSS’s Privacy Policy. Δ NEW: Online course for midwives, health visitors and school nurses An interactive course designed to support embedding intercultural awareness into practice with children, young people and families seeking asylum or with refugee status. Link Intercultural Awareness Training Evaluation IAT for midwives, school nurses and health visitors - evaluation of impact, learnings, barriers & recommendations. Link Downloadable resource poster To support organisations in promoting the course to your staff. Link Intercultural awareness toolkit for healthcare professionals The original intercultural awareness toolkit to support those working with asylum seekers and migrants. Link Close We need to know more about you Please complete the form below so that we can email your selected resource: Intercultural awareness toolkit for healthcare professionals Your name Organisation / business Your email I agree to be contacted by Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex regarding this resource only (Health Innovation KSS will not use my details for marketing purposes). By clicking Submit, I agree to Health Innovation KSS’s Privacy Policy. Δ Case study: Catherine Boardman A Nurse & Health Visitor's experience of the Intercultural Awareness Training. Link Case study: Helen O’Connor A Specialist community public health nurse 's experience of the Intercultural Awareness Training. Link News and case studies Intercultural Awareness Training Helps 0–19 Practitioners to Better Support Migrant Families Health visitors, school nurses and midwives across the South East are reporting greater confidence and improved practice when working with children, young people and families seeking asylum or with refugee status, following a new intercultural awareness training programme. News 14 Apr 2026 More Built on lived experience: a menstrual health app Findings from focus groups run by Health Innovation KSS and 28X are helping shape a more inclusive, trusted menstrual health app. News 23 Mar 2026 More Evaluation: Sussex Population Health Academy builds skills to improve health equity An independent evaluation has highlighted the far-reaching benefits and positive impact of an initiative to improve health equity in the Sussex health and care system. News 28 Jan 2026 More Sussex Health Equity Fellowship Spotlight: Championing health equity in hospice care Lois shares her experience of tackling health equity challenges in her organisation, from improving data collection practices to increasing understanding and awareness. Blog 21 Jan 2026 More Unlocking potential in a neurodiverse workforce: Enablement as the key to improved experience and performance Jo Barosa, an experienced ADHD and neurodiversity consultant, shares her insights into how supporting a neurodiverse workforce can unlock an organisation’s potential. Blog 7 Jan 2026 More Tech won’t save health without equity Ayesha Rahim, Co-Founder of the Equity Charter, explores why equity must be at the heart of digital health transformation and shares highlights from an engaging and thought-provoking discussion with webinar participants. Blog 19 Dec 2025 More Transforming public health through user-centric design: Highlights from our innovation workshop The Transforming Public Health Through User-Centric Design event explored a key question: how can we better support healthy weight across our communities in Kent and Medway? Blog 9 Dec 2025 More Sussex Population Health Academy drives fairness in health and care The Sussex Population Health Academy has equipped a new cohort of health and care professionals with the skills, confidence and support to tackle health inequalities head-on. News 4 Dec 2025 More Closing the equity gap through digital prevention Dr Greg Burch, Joint CEO and Clinical Director at Tiny Medical Apps, shares the lessons he's learnt on equitable deployment through his experience of developing the Digital Health Passport to help young people manage conditions like asthma, epilepsy, and learning disabilities Blog 14 Nov 2025 More What HETT 2025 revealed about the future of women’s digital health Our Chief Medical Officer, Dr MaryAnn Ferruex, reflects on the conversations she had at HETT 2025 around women's health and digital. Blog 9 Oct 2025 More WorkWell programme to tackle health-related employment barriers in Sussex A deep dive discovery project into three Sussex areas has paved the way for a programme to improve the region’s health and employment outcomes. News 1 Oct 2025 More Innovator Q&A – “You need someone who knows the system to guide you.” Discover how Health Innovation KSS helped women’s health innovator Daye further its mission to make its diagnostic tampon for HPV screening available through NHS services. Blog 8 Sep 2025 More ← → Contact us If you’d like to find out more about our work in intercultural awareness or are interested in collaborating with us, get in touch. Get in touch Similar programmes 1/7. Maternity and neonatal safety Supporting maternity and neonatal professionals to improve the optimisation and stabilisation of pre-term infants and the early recognition and management deterioration in women and babies. We also support the Perinatal Culture and Leadership programme as part of this workstream, continuing to sustainably develop leadership capacity, capability and improvement relating to safety culture in our local trusts. 2/7. Managing deterioration Improving the management of deterioration. Promoting the Prevention, Identification, Escalation and Response (PIER) framework, which helps systems to take a consistent approach to physical deterioration and working to support the delivery of Martha’s Rule. 3/7. Population Health Programme The Population Health Academy equips staff to improve population health. It tackles inequalities through workforce development, offering online resources, training, and networking. This empowers staff to deliver targeted services and prevent illness, ultimately contributing to better health outcomes across the region. 4/7. Women’s health Health Innovation KSS is working with our partners to reduce health inequalities for women, by ensuring that all women have access to the best quality health and care. 5/7. Systems safety Creating optimal conditions for patient safety improvement across health and integrated care systems. This includes the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) and Patient Safety Collaborative Safety Networks. 6/7. Medicines safety Patient Safety Collaborative programme supporting healthcare professionals to improve chronic non-cancer pain management by reducing high-risk opioid prescribing. 7/7. Innovation for Healthcare Inequalities Programme (InHIP) Health Innovation KSS is supporting its three local Integrated Care Systems to improve access to innovations that reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease by delivering projects aimed at the specific needs of underserved communities in each county. ← →