Health and Care

The National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation is a rapid, independent review of maternity and newborn care in England, chaired by Baroness Valerie Amos and established in August 2025 to drive urgent improvements in safety, quality and accountability after continued concerns about harm in NHS services. It […]

A new patient safety initiative known as Jess’s Rule is set to be rolled out across all 6,170 GP surgeries in England, with posters delivered this week to raise awareness among GPs, primary care staff and patients. Jess’s Rule encourages clinicians to take a “fresh […]

The King’s Fund are hosting a free online event titled “What’s in Store for Health and Care in 2026,” bringing together health and care leaders, practitioners and stakeholders to explore what the year ahead may hold for the NHS and social care. The event will […]

The Department of Health and Social Care and UKHSA have produced a communications toolkit on winter vaccines, providing resources on communicating effective health messages throughout winter 2025/26. It has been designed to support stakeholders in promoting winter vaccines, and behaviours that will prevent the spread […]

Romani (Gypsy), Roma, and Irish Traveller (GRT) communities remain among the most marginalised in society and are disproportionately represented in the criminal justice system. Their experiences, cultures, and needs are often misunderstood, misrepresented, or overlooked. A new evidence review by Grace Marie Preston from The […]

Homeless Link, part of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance has published its 2025 Unhealthy State of Homelessness report, featuring new data and analysis on the health outcomes linked to homelessness. The report shows how homelessness worsens physical and mental health, while housing and support […]

Learning Disability England and the Valuing People Alliance, part of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, are inviting people to join a free online webinar on Friday 28th November 2025, 1:00–2:00pm, to learn about the latest updates to the Accessible Information Standard. The session is […]

NHS England is calling on young carers to share their experiences, with a programme led by young carers, for young carers. NHS England, the Department of Health and Social Care, the Department for Education, and a group of young carers are working together to improve […]

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care commissioned NHS England to undertake a review into LGBT+ health inequalities in April 2025. The review aims to identify barriers to healthcare access and areas where LGBT+ communities experience poorer healthcare experience and outcomes. The review […]

NHS England has announced that the results of the Under 16 Cancer Patient Experience Survey (U16 CPES) 2024 will be published on Thursday 6th November. If you are interested in hearing more about the national results of the 2024 survey, you can sign up to […]