Author Archives: Emily Yillah

Across eight areas of England, the Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR) and Social Enterprise UK (SEUK) are helping to build relationships between local people, the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector and Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) with the aim of improving local […]

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If you are interested in social prescribing, you will be interested in the Social Prescribing Network, whose February newsletter is now available. Get it by emailing [email protected].

The King’s Fund was commissioned by the Department of Health to conduct a small piece of research that would explore how and why clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and local authorities choose to engage with the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector. This report discusses […]

Experience of Care Week 2018 is an international initiative running from 23 to 27 April to celebrate the work that’s happening across health and social care to keep improving experiences of care for patients, families/carers and staff. Throughout the week, NHS England will be taking […]

The Government has launched a 12-week consultation with a public call for evidence to inform its new civil society strategy. The aim of the strategy is to improve how government and public bodies interact with the charity sector, in order to improve communities and build a fairer society. […]

The King’s Fund has launched a ‘explainer’ webpage, Communities and Health, with a guide for people who are interested in the role that communities play in health, but can be confused by different terminology, understandings and approaches. It contains sections on how communities improve health, health […]

Cold homes and unaffordable fuel bills can lead to poor health for the most vulnerable people – pensioners, the long-term sick or disabled, and young children. Fuel poverty affects one in ten households in England. Our partners Citizens Advice, working with Cornwall Council, have developed two toolkits […]

This week is organised by National LGBT Partnership, part of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance. The aim of the week is to raise awareness about health inequalities for lesbian, bisexual and trans women; to make it easier for service providers to empower service users; […]