Author Archives: FaithAction

Faith in Partnership Week 2026 is fast approaching. Over the last five years, Faith in Partnership Week has celebrated cross-sector work taking place in the UK at a local and national level and looked to encourage its expansion. We’ve launched reports that have gone on […]

A team of researchers primarily based at the University of Nottingham are developing an online platform for people with dementia and their family carers/supporters (both current and former) that will include a collection of first-person stories about living with dementia. The overall aim is to […]

The Better Community Business Network Grant Initiative aims to improve the quality of life and expectations of people and their communities, especially those who come from disadvantaged or socially deprived backgrounds. The types of causes supported include: Arts and culture Children and education Health Social […]

The Government has launched a new consultation seeking views on improving employment rights for unpaid carers and parents of children with serious illnesses. Millions of unpaid carers provide invaluable support to family members, friends and loved ones. Their dedication helps people remain independent, supports families […]

People waiting for planned NHS care should soon receive clearer and more timely information about their appointments, referrals and treatment, following the publication of new NHS England minimum standards for planned patient care. The new standards aim to improve patients’ experiences by ensuring they are […]

In their daily round-up of religion based news stories on 31st July, the Religion Media Centre highlighted that Andy Burnham’s government reshuffle has meant another change in the role of Faith Minister, with Lord Lemos leaving the role after 22 days to take up a […]

Over the last 6 weeks, the FaithAction team has welcomed a number of Year 10 and Year 12 students taking part in work experience schemes from local schools. We asked one of our Year 12 students, Tyra, to share her reflections of her week with […]

The Independent Commission on Adult Social Care, also called the Casey Commission, has launched its Big Conversation on Care. The Big Conversation allows members of the public to have their say about the future of Adult social care. The Big Conversation will allow people to […]

In a speech at Jewish Care on Wednesday 29th July, Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced a set of measures designed at accelerating changes to the social care system in the UK. Acknowledging the issues with social care provision, including failings by politicians who have produced […]

The Muslim Council of Britain has launched a new Mental Health Hub, to bring together a comprehensive national directory of Muslim mental health services. The new hub will also implement an AI Guided Helper, to allow users to describe in their own words what they […]