Health and Care

The U16 Cancer Patient Experience Survey was set up to better understand children and young people’s experiences of cancer care and results from the first survey were published in October 2021. Picker is a healthcare research charity, working with NHS England & Improvement to run […]

Fellow VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance members Locality, with Power to Change, are working with NHS England and Improvement and other Alliance members to learn how community organisations and businesses, and the wider VCSE, can work better with their local PCNs to deliver high quality, […]

NHS England and NHS Improvement are seeking your views on the ‘Core20PLUS5’ approach for reducing health inequalities. The survey is aimed at: Health Inequalities professionals working in the NHS Clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals with a particular interest in reducing health inequalities Organisations that support […]

This year marks the 75th Anniversary of the NHS blood and transfusion service, now undertaken by NHS Blood and Transplant. The generosity of blood donors has been vital in the journey to provide a safe and reliable blood service to the NHS and patients across […]

The MBRRACE-UK Perinatal Mortality Surveillance for Births in 2019 – October 2021 report has been published. Despite rates of stillbirth and neonatal mortality reducing over time, babies born to women living in the most deprived areas are twice as likely to be stillborn and at […]

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have launched a consultation for people to help shape their recommendations on this important topic. They welcome feedback from those working with people who are homeless, in particular: local authorities commissioners and providers of services social […]

The government have produced an updated vaccines toolkit aimed at children and young people who are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccination. Key messages: Younger people are at risk from COVID-19. Vaccines prevent serious illness, deaths and hospital admissions. Encourage young people in your communities […]

Learning Disability England are launching a new project about peer support and self-advocacy groups led by or including people with a learning disability from minority ethnic groups. Equal treatment is about challenging racism and health inequalities experienced by people with learning disabilities from minority ethnic […]

FaithAction is a member of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance; The Alliance will be relaunching their newsletter on 12th October. Brought to you by the Department of Health and Social Care and co-produced by system partners and members, you will receive updates about the work […]

Researchers at the University of East Anglia are launching a new project to see how Men’s Sheds can improve mental health and loneliness. Men’s Sheds are community spaces for men and women to come together, work shoulder-to-shoulder on projects, learn and share skills and build […]