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CHWW Publications

On this page you’ll find links to different publications around the CHWW programme, as well as some podcasts. For evidence on effectiveness and outcomes please visit the Academic publications section

News articles and blogs

  • NHSE: ‘Saviours’: how community health and wellbeing workers are helping to tackle health inequalities in England Read here
  • Imperial NIHR: Transforming Health and Social Care Nationwide Read here
  • British Journal of General Practice: Community health and wellbeing workers: An off-the-peg solution for improving health and care in England Read here
  • New Local: The community members transforming a GP practice Read here
  • Pulse PCN: How this PCN… brought in a health model from Brazil Read here
  • BBC: What the NHS is learning from Brazil Read here
  • GP online: Scheme from Brazil helps address health inequalities in London practice Read here
  • Independent Nurse: Taking general practice to the heart of the community Read here
  • NIHR: Putting Community Health Workers at the Heart of Primary Care Read here
  • Fuller Stocktake Report: The CHWW initiative was mentioned in the Fuller Report on the Future of Primary care as a best practice example published in 2022: (page 8) Read here

Academic publications

  • Demographic data and outcome measures analysis for the CHWW project in Cornwall – Year One (July 2024) Read here
  • Year One Evaluation of the Community Health and Wellbeing Worker initiative in Westminster  (July 2023) Read here
  • Learning from the universal, proactive outreach of the Brazilian Community Health Worker model – Dr Cornelia Junghans, Dr Grazia Antonacci, Alison Williams and Dr Matthew Harris (2023) Read here
  • CHWW evaluation on a page (2022) Read here
  • Integrating a nationally scaled workforce of community health workers in primary care, a modelling study – Dr Benedict Hayhoe et al (2018) Read here
  • Development of a composite outcome score for a complex intervention – measuring the impact of Community Health Workers- Watt et al (2015) Read here
  • Impact of primary health care on mortality from heart and cerebrovascular diseases in Brazil, a nationwide analysis of longitudinal data – Dr Davide Rasella et al (2014) Read here
  • Integrating primary care and public health, learning from the Brazilian way – Dr Matthew Harris (2011) Read here
  • Evaluating the impact of Community-based health interventions, Evidence from Brazil’s Family Health Program – Dr Romero Rocha and Dr Rodrigo Soares (2010) Read here

Podcasts

  • NAPC Podcast – Episode 1 – Hear from Dr Nav Chana and Dr Matthew Harris about the principles that make the CHWW programme so special Listen here
  • NAPC Podcast – Episode 2 – Hear from Dr Nav Chana and Dr Matthew Harris about the implementation of the Brazilian model in Westminster Listen here
  • NAPC Podcast – Episode 3 – Hear from the CHWWs from the pilot Listen here
  • NAPC Podcast – CHWWs in Cornwall Listen here
  • Disclaimer for Disney/Lucasfil–Community, Health and Capital @ 19 Hills – Apple Podcasts Listen here