Health and Care

NICE has dedicated independent committee members that help achieve their goal of improving health and well-being by putting science and evidence at the heart of health and care decision making. The independent committees develop and update their guidance. They are made up of a diverse […]

Age UK have launched a new report: ‘The impact of Covid-19 on older people’s physical and mental health: one year on’. The report highlights the toll which the pandemic has had on older people. The research has also emphasised the unequal impact of the pandemic, […]

As the Taskforce on Multiple Conditions publishes its final report – ‘You only had to ask what people with multiple conditions say about health equity’ – The Richmond Group of major national health and care charities is calling on national decision-makers to act on its […]

A letter from NHS England and NHS Improvement and Public Health England explains how people can get the COVID-19 vaccine and, if they want to, register at a GP practice. The letter stresses that people do not need to have a GP or an NHS […]

The NHS England and NHS Improvement Maternity Transformation Team are recruiting those who use maternity and neonatal services from across England to help make maternity and neonatal care safer, more personalised and more equitable. By working with people who use the services, NHS England can […]

Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) have released the results of their mystery shopping exercise in a report titled Locked out: A snapshot of access to General Practice for nomadic communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. FFT are part of the Health & Wellbeing Alliance, of which […]

The Ministry of Housing, Community and Local Government, Public Health England, and NHS England are jointly hosting a webinar on engaging with ethnic minority and inclusion health communities. Presenters will also reflect on learning from their programmes and practice more generally. Speakers will include Catherine […]

The results of the 2021 GP Patient Survey has now been published. The survey was sent to over two million adults aged 16 years or over who are registered with a GP practice in England. As the survey took place during the pandemic, it is […]

Healthy London Partnership is hosting the second London Homeless Health Community of Practice event, focusing on the GP registration process and improving access to primary care for inclusion health groups. The session takes place on Wednesday 14 July, 12.45-2pm. It will include focused presentations, practical […]

Thriving Communities is a new national support programme for voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise groups, supporting communities impacted by COVID19 in England, working alongside social prescribing link workers. It is run by the National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP). The next Thriving Communities webinar […]