Health and Care
NHS England release new information about Maternity Vaccinations
As part of the annual winter vaccination campaign which encourages uptake of the flu and COVID-19 vaccinations for pregnant women, NHS England have added some information about the whooping cough vaccine and recently released RSV vaccine. The main message for pregnancy is: If you’re pregnant, […]
Health and Wellbeing Alliance Partners presenting at The Royal Society of Medicine’s Health inequalities in digital health event
Friends, Families & Travellers and the Good Things Foundation, fellow members of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, will be presenting at The Royal Society of Medicine’s Health inequalities in digital health event, taking place at the Royal Society of Medicine’s headquarters on Wednesday 23rd […]
Experience of Care Webinar
The Experience of Care Subgroup, part of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, are holding an Experience of Care webinar held via Microsoft Teams on Thursday 17th October 2024, 12:00-13:30. The Webinar will be chaired by Madeline Cooper (Valuing People Alliance) and Cristina Serrao (Experience […]
Two roles for lived experience partners working with NHS England’s People and Communities Division
NHS England’s People and Communities team are looking for two lived experience partners to work with them on some exciting work centred around improving the experience of care for ‘older people living with complex needs’. These roles are open to anyone with either personal lived […]
Increasing Diversity in the Midwifery Workforce
The Equity and Equality Programme, led by Wendy Olayiwola, National Maternity Lead for Equality, NHS England and Simon Mehigan, National Maternity Improvement Advisor, NHS England, Maternity Safety Support Programme, are running an event to improve diversity in the Midwifery workforce. Recognising the need to positively […]
Friends, Families and Travellers and Roma Support Group launching series of resources
Friends, Families and Travellers and Roma Support Group, fellow members of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, are running a series of lunchtime webinars to launch a series of resources developed as part of their work as part of the Alliance. Gypsy, Roma and Traveller […]
Back to School, Back to Health: Support the Childhood Immunisation Campaign
On 26 August 2024, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and NHS England launched the second wave of their childhood immunisation campaign across England, focusing on increasing vaccine uptake among children aged 0-5. With falling vaccine rates and the risk of serious childhood diseases, this […]
Government issues consultation on expanding Healthy Start programme to those with no recourse to public funds
The government is consulting on whether to give asylum seekers and other people with no recourse to public funds a statutory right to access support from the Healthy Start scheme. Healthy Start gives pregnant women, parents and children under four access to funding to buy […]
LGBT Partnership releases new report
The LGBT Consortium, part of the LGBT Partnership, fellow members of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, have released a new report about sexual reproductive health for LBT women. The report covers information about relationships and sex education, access to sexual and reproductive health services, […]
Annual Health Checks for people with a learning disability
Last week, the Race Equality Foundation, fellow members of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, held a webinar on annual health checks for people with a learning disability, with over 250 health and social care professionals and people with lived experience in attendance. The webinar […]
