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In April, The Young People’s Health Partnership collaborated with the NHS Youth Forum, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, iWill and the NHS to organise and run a youth voice summit, where young people from around the country met with senior leaders in […] Read more…

Carers UK published the results of their State of Caring survey this week after receiving a record number of respondents this year, with over 8000 people, including 7500 current carers, completing it. Some of the key findings are as follows: Almost 2 in 5 (39%) carers […] Read more…

The Same Day Emergency Care Programme Board is looking for two Patient and Public Voice Partners. All applicants must have a commitment to improving patient & carer experience in Urgent and Emergency Care and to developing excellent public participation, as well as an understanding of […] Read more…

NHS Blood and Transplant are calling for funding applications to help organisations promote deceased organ donation among black, Asian, mixed race and minority ethnic communities. They are looking for applications that will deliver projects to reach black, Asian, mixed race and minority ethnic communities and/or […] Read more…

Europe’s largest survey of patients has been published and shows that more than eight out of ten still have a good experience of their GP practice and more than nine in ten have confidence and trust in the professionals they saw or spoke to. Feedback […] Read more…

The GSK IMPACT Awards provide core funding, training and national recognition for charities doing excellent work to improve people’s health and wellbeing. Up to 20 awards will be made ranging from £3,000 to £40,000. To be eligible, organisations must be at least three years old, a registered charity, working in […] Read more…

The NHS Long Term Plan set the ambition that every part of the country should be an integrated care system by 2021. It encourages all organisations in each health and care system to join forces, so they are better able to improve the health of […] Read more…

Evidence suggests that black and minority ethnic communities are among those most vulnerable to gambling-related harm.  The Race Equality Foundation is interested in finding out what work exists and how minority ethnic communities are engaged. Are you doing work targeting black and minority ethnic communities […] Read more…

Community organisations across England looking to improve spaces where people can connect and co-operate can now apply for grants of up to £50,000 from Space to Connect – the Co-Op Foundations £1.6 million partnership with government. Two strands of funding are available: ‘Enhance’ – organisations that […] Read more…

The Government are launching the third year of the Anti-Knife Crime Community Fund. The fund which, is one of the commitments outlined in the government’s Serious Violence Strategy published in April 2018, was set up to support community projects delivered by voluntary sector organisations which tackle […] Read more…