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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 […]
New Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care in England Launched
Skills for Care has unveiled a comprehensive Workforce Strategy to revolutionise adult social care in England. Developed in collaboration with sector stakeholders, the strategy addresses critical workforce challenges like high vacancy rates and turnover and emphasises the need for improved pay and training. Recognising the […]
