Health and Care

The National NHS Mental Health Team in collaboration with National EPRR (Emergency, Preparedness, Resilience and Response) Team are holding a joint clinically focused event to consider the Psychosocial and mental health support to Ukrainian refugees arriving in this country. This is a clinical event aimed […]

Healthy London Partnership and Expert Focus have launched a video project sharing views and discussions on COVID-19 vaccines with experts by experience of homelessness. The videos and learnings are a useful tool to support partners, including frontline staff in homelessness setting and local vaccine delivery […]

One in every two people in this country will be told they have cancer at some point in their lives. The NHS Long Term Plan, published in 2019, set an ambition to save thousands more lives each year by dramatically improving how cancer is diagnosed […]

The NHS wants to find out what is good about the cancer and tumour care being given to children, and what could be better. The Under 16 Cancer Patient Experience Survey asks questions about NHS cancer or tumour care in England. The survey is sent […]

Public Health England and the NHS have produced resources on supporting COVID-19 vaccination uptake during Ramadan. A series of posters with information on vaccinations during Ramandan can be downloaded below: Poster 1 Poster 2 Poster 3 They have also produced a set of social media […]

The Muslim Council of Britain have launched their guide, Welcoming Ramadan 2022. The guide offers key information on what the holy month means for Muslims and how it is observed, whilst also providing practical guidance for employers on how they can support Muslim colleagues during […]

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have produced a new guideline on providing integrated health and social care services for people experiencing homelessness. It aims to reduce health inequalities by improving access to and engagement with health and social care. It supports […]

The Starting Well Fund, run by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England and Improvement, aims to improve health outcomes for children from pre-conception to two and a half years old in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups, and those living in […]

The National LGBT Partnership, part of the VCSE Health & Wellbeing Alliance, has recently been conducting research into LGBTQ+ mental health during the aftermath of 2020/21 lockdowns. During the period of July 2021 – November 2021, restrictions were almost entirely eased, and many people were […]

Working as a healthcare support worker (HCSW) in the NHS will give you the chance to learn new skills and make a difference to the care patients get. HCSW roles are a great role to step into clinical care, which many people stay in for […]