Health and Care

Sands and Tommy’s Maternity Consortium is pleased to share their insight report, Not Just an Option: Interpreting as an Essential Component of Safe Maternity and Neonatal Care. The report explores the systemic issues impacting access to professional interpreting in maternity and neonatal care. This report draws on […]

The National Cancer Patient Experience Survey (NCPES) 2024 qualitative thematic report was published 10th September 2025. You can access the report on the NCPES website . The report includes findings from a thematic analysis of the open questions asked in the survey, asking patients what […]

UKHSA invites you to join them for the launch of the coproduced report ‘Insights from people with lived experience to inform inclusive approaches to health protection’. Do you want to hear from lived experience inclusion health experts on what works to address extreme health inequalities? […]

The Suicide Prevention Consortium, fellow members of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, are looking for views from organisations, particularly those who have a focus on or interest in suicide prevention, on which aspects of the NHS 10 Year Plan could benefit suicide prevention and […]

Since October 2023, the “Ethnicity and Unequal Ageing: Experiences in Rotherham and Sheffield” project,  a major research project funded under the Economic and Social Research Council’s Inclusive Ageing Programme, and led from the University of Sheffield, has been addressing the urgent need for evidence on […]

The National Cancer Patient Experience Survey (NCPES) 2024 qualitative thematic report will be published in September. The report includes findings from a thematic analysis of the open questions asked in the survey, asking patients what they found positive about their experience of cancer care and […]

The Tower Hamlets CVS has gone live with the second part of their Health Equity Academy work: the workforce development grant. These small grants of up to £250 are designed to support professional development opportunities for individuals working within VCFSE organisations that have an annual […]

The National Academy for Social Prescribing has launched the Future of Social Prescribing in England Survey. NASP’s survey about the future of social prescribing in England is set to help inform our strategic priorities from 2026 onwards. If you are interested in social prescribing and […]

This September, Health Data Research UK (HDR UK) is launching a new community grants programme called Take the Lead, offering between £500 and £1,500 for community groups to deliver projects, events or activities that explore how data can support health and wellbeing within their local […]

The mental health crisis is overblown and people often exaggerate their problems, according to a poll of public beliefs. More than half (56 per cent) of the public believe mental health conditions are exaggerated, while three quarters (76 per cent) think some people mistake life’s normal ups and downs for […]