Health and Care

The Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) have published a new consultation into pre-employment checks for health and care volunteers Pre-employment checks for health and care volunteers. This consultation sets out our proposal to change the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations […]

NHS England have launched the new Chaplaincy Guidelines. The new Guidelines replace those previously published in 2015 and they set the ambition for inclusive chaplaincy services in all NHS settings and recognise the invaluable contribution that Chaplains make to health and care. The guidelines have […]

The Race Equality Foundation (REF) have published a new report: Not by choice – the unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on disempowered ethnic minority and migrant communities REF was commissioned by UKRI in collaboration with UCL and DOTW to analyse the unequal impact of […]

The Race Equality Foundation and the NHS Race and Health Observatory are holding an online report launch of ‘We deserve better: Ethnic minorities with a learning disability and access to healthcare’ on Tuesday 25th July from 2pm – 3.30pm. Join the NHS Race and Health […]

NHS England are holding three upcoming webinars to find out more about new funding to support ICSs, the voluntary and community sector and research partners.  The funding can be used for partnerships working together to increase diversity in research participation. As seen throughout recent years, […]

The 2022 Cancer Patient Experience Survey results have now been published. The survey allowed cancer patients to give feedback on the care they have received. This feedback is used to understand where care is working well and how NHS cancer services across England can be […]

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have published an invitation to tender for their ‘Tell us about your care’ programme. The Tell us about your care partnerships with national charities, or a consortium of voluntary and community sector organisations with national coverage, that represent people who […]

The Hub of Hope is the UK’s leading mental health support database. It is provided by national mental health charity, Chasing the Stigma, and brings local, national, peer, community, charity, private and NHS mental health support and services together in one place for the first […]

The Association of Mental Health Providers (AMHP) have created an app with the purpose of highlighting the disparity of mental health service access between areas of England. The mapping contains CQC-registered mental health services, as well as the branches of AMHP member organisations, and AMHP […]

Clinks, fellow members of the VCSE Health & Wellbeing Alliance, commissioned the charity Hibiscus to conduct research exploring the gendered experiences of Black, minoritised, and migrant women in contact with the criminal justice system. Based on focus groups and analyses of existing literature, evidence, and […]