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Carers UK – Unpaid carers: preventing malnutrition and supporting positive nutrition
Carers UK are hosting a webinar on Wednesday 22nd March from 3-4pm to launch their new report, Spotlight on Nutrition. The report will provide new insight on unpaid carers views and priorities when caring for relatives and friends who are underweight or overweight. Taking perspectives […]
The New Normal: Life After Lockdown for LGBTQIA+ People in England
The National LGBT Partnership, fellow members of the VCSE Health & Wellbeing Alliance, have produced a new report – The New Normal: Life After Lockdown for LGBTQIA+ People in England The COVID-19 pandemic has both highlighted and exacerbated existing health inequalities for already marginalised and […]
Friendly phone call support launch marks new era for NHS Volunteer Responders programme.
NHS Volunteer Responders has reopened requests for Check In and Chat and Check In and Chat Plus volunteers to help patients who feel isolated or lonely by providing regular friendly phone calls. The decision to bring the service back follows insight from GPs and social […]
The Big Help Out – Save the date!
Community Volunteering is an important part of the UK’s story, from Air Raid Wardens during the Second World War to over 12 million of us who stepped forward during the pandemic. Now thousands of organisations – big and small – are getting together to mark […]
Association of Mental Health Providers: #MHEqualityNow Campaign
The Association of Mental Health Providers, part of the Mental Health Consortium in the VCSE Health & Wellbeing Alliance, are calling for urgent action to support community mental health services. Their new research reveals alarming insights into the demand on mental health services. Over 8 […]