Health and Care

The government have released an open consultation on strengthening the requirement for Category 1 responders to establish and maintain partnerships with voluntary, community and faith organisations. The tragedy at Grenfell Tower and other emergencies have emphasised the vital role of voluntary, community and faith-based (VCF) […]

The World Health Organisation Commission on Social Connection has published a landmark report highlighting that social isolation and loneliness are widespread, with serious but under-recognized impacts on health, well-being, and society. Drawing on the latest evidence, the report makes a compelling case for urgent action. It […]

The National Suicide Prevention Alliance (NSPA) has released its report Amplifying Voices: Racialised Perspectives in Suicide Prevention. It describes the experiences, insights and reflections of racialised people with lived experience who are working in suicide prevention across the UK. These are voices that have been […]

Hospice UK, fellow members of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, has published a new UK-wide report “Bringing care closer to home: improving palliative care in remote, rural and island communities”.  Based on extensive engagement with patients, carers and professionals, the report finds: About two thirds […]

VCSE sector partner Hospice UK will be publishing a report on access to palliative and end of life care for people living in remote, rural and island communities. To mark the launch and share their findings, Hospice UK are running a ‘Big Conversation’ webinar. This […]

Good Things Foundation, fellow member of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, has been working on a research and co-design project over the past year, to explore the belief and trust concerns people have around using digital health services, and to develop a simple resource […]

The quarterly NHS Strategic Prayer Summit is back! It brings together all who have a heart to see the NHS built according to divine pattern, simply meaning, we pray to see Gods intervention in affairs of the NHS. We pray on topical issues that require […]

The Guardian reports that pharmacists are facing inappropriate demands for antibiotics every day, with some patients stockpiling them for holidays despite the threat posed by antimicrobial resistance, according to the National Pharmacy Association. The NPA, which represents 6,000 independent community pharmacies in England, conducted a […]

The Independent has reported that inequality continues to kill people on a “grand scale” across the world, experts have warned, with factors like poor housing and a lack of education and jobs influencing health more than genetics or care. It comes as a new report […]

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published the Health Inequalities in Health Protection report. The report provides a high-level summary of the current state of health inequalities in England caused by infectious diseases, as well as environmental health hazards. The report reveals some stark facts […]