Health and Care

NHS England and NHS Improvement, in partnership with The Health Foundation, have launched a new Health Anchors Learning Network (HALN). Anchor institutions are large public sector organisations that have significant assets, spending power or influence and can consciously work in partnership to benefit local communities. […]

The NHS Digital Breast Screening Team are looking to host calls with people from the following communities who have experience of breast screening service. Ethnic minority groups People with learning disabilities People with physical disabilities Trans and gender diverse people (trans men who have breasts […]

On Wednesday 10 February NHS Blood and Transplant launched a campaign with Muslim organisations to encourage plasma donations from the community. They are seeking support from interfaith and Muslim organisations and partners to help support the campaign via their networks and social media channels. We’re […]

Learning Disability England has worked with members and partners to write a guide for people and organisations that offer paid support to people with learning disabilities. The guide helps them to prepare the people they support to make a decision about having the Coronavirus vaccine. […]

Public Health England have produced 44 explainer videos about the COVID-19 vaccination programme to help to build people’s understanding and confidence in the vaccine. To watch the videos, please click here

Public Health England has published guidance and information for adults on the COVID-19 vaccination. The guidance shares information about the types of vaccine, who should have them, whether people are at increased risk from COVID-19 infection, those who cannot have the vaccine, side effects and […]

The national COVID-19 vaccination is now being offered as a priority to individuals who are at highest risk of catching the infection and of suffering serious complications. This includes people living with dementia and those who have certain conditions that increase their risk of becoming […]

At the end of last year National Voices announced their online conference: How Can We Dismantle Health Inequity Together? National Voices’ conference to realise the power of the voluntary sector. Health inequity was a major issue even before the pandemic hit. But COVID-19 has made […]

A fresh source of support for carers – Carers Together launched last month (January 2021), aiming to bring informal carers together for support and encouragement, through weekly online meetings. Carers Together aims to bring informal carers together for support and encouragement, through weekly Zoom meetings. […]

Medact / QNI Homeless Health Programme have created a petition – ‘Healthy Housing is a Human Right’. Specialist Health Visitors working with families experiencing homelessness have created this petition asking for an immediate Government enquiry into the plight of homeless families currently in temporary accommodation and […]