Health and Care

MBRRACE-UK have published the MBRRACE-UK Saving Lives, Improving Mothers’ Care report for 2022. This report includes surveillance data on women who died during or up to one year after pregnancy between 2018 and 2020 in the UK. In addition, it also includes Confidential Enquiries into […]

Voiceability, a member of the Complex Needs Consortium in the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, have published a research project on ‘The impact of opt-out advocacy’. Independent mental health advocacy is one important means by which people admitted to mental health in-patient services can have […]

From 1 April 2023, a Prescription Prepayment Certificate (PPC) will be available to individuals residing in England, which on purchase would give free entitlement to HRT medication for a period of 12 calendar months from the date of purchase. People will be able to purchase […]

Homeless Link, part of the Homeless Health Consortium within the VSCE Health & Wellbeing Alliance, have published a new report – The Unhealthy State of Homelessness 2022: Findings from the Homeless Health Needs Audit. It is well known that people experiencing homelessness face significant health […]

#StartWithPeople is the premier event for people involving in public engagement in the health sector within the UK; bringing together world-renowned experts in this space and senior NHS leaders with practitioners who are delivering this agenda in the heart of their communities. This virtual conference […]

NHS England is carrying out research to understand more about the experiences of adults living with diabetes. The findings will inform how services are delivered and help the NHS support people to manage their condition in the future They would like to speak to those […]

NHS England’s Innovation, Research and Life Sciences team are launching a programme to support Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) to increase diversity in research participation through the development of new or existing research networks and activity. ICSs will need to do this in partnership with their […]

This virtual conference is free to register and open to anyone working in health and care with an interest in participation and engagement with people and communities. It takes place from 10am-4pm on Thursday 24th November 2022. #StartWithPeople is the premier event for people involving […]

The Learning Disability and Autism Engagement team are looking for autistic people, people with a learning disability and family carers to join their advisory group. They want members who can share their experiences of different health services to improve the health system. They would like […]

The UK Commission on Bereavement has published a report: ‘Bereavement is everyone’s business‘  which shows how bereavement impacts us all. The report details and highlights the vital work that faith groups do to support people that are bereaved. From dealing with complicated administration, to coping […]