Health and Care

Fellow members of the VCSE Health & Wellbeing Alliance, Friends, Families and Travellers have been given some local and national funding to build a better understanding of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller womens’ experiences of maternal healthcare. They want to hear your experiences – good and […]

Local Healthwatch engage with local people on their experience with health and social care services. They represent the voice of local people in the health and social care debate, and work with relevant stakeholders in health and social care to improve services for people like […]

Samaritans has submitted evidence to the Government’s consultation on a new suicide prevention plan for England. Samaritans leads the Suicide Prevention Consortium, part of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance. The plan, which was consulted on at the same time as a proposed 10-year Mental Health […]

The GSK IMPACT Awards provide funding, training and development for charities doing excellent work to improve people’s health and wellbeing.  The awards are funded by GSK and managed in partnership with The King’s Fund. They are open to registered charities that are at least three […]

Everyone can benefit from taking simple steps to look after their mental health and wellbeing, but people don’t always understand the positive link with physical activity. As part of the Physical Activity & Wellbeing legacy ambition for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, which aims to […]

As part of our work within the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, we recently held two roundtables that aimed to uncover best practice in the inclusion of faith- and community-based centres in the roll out of social prescribing and tackling loneliness. Faith and community groups […]

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI) are seeking applications from VCSE sector organisations for the next round of the Health and Wellbeing Fund. The theme of the 2022 to 2025 fund is women’s reproductive wellbeing in […]

NHS England has published statutory guidance for Integrated Care Boards, NHS trusts and foundation trusts on working with people and communities. The guidance will support them to meet their public involvement legal duties and deliver the Health and Care Act’s ‘triple aim’ of better health […]

Race Equality Foundation, part of the VCSE Health & Wellbeing Alliance, have published their response to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) consultation on the Mental Health and Wellbeing Plan and call for evidence. The response was produced by the Foundation with the […]

NHS England have issued the following advice around Eid ul-Adha: With Eid ul-Adha and other summer festivities just around the corner, many people are looking forward to celebrating with loved ones, and the chance to come together to recite our prayers and savour delicious meals. For […]