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The Government has launched a new £2 million fund to support frontline grassroots organisations that bring people together and help them build social connections. These could include community cafés, street parties, coffee mornings or local walking groups. The investment will help small organisations promote themselves […]

FaithAction are working on a project led by the Carers Trust for the Department of Health and Social Care about carers in transition – looking at how carers can be best supported to plan for when they are able to provide less or no care. […]

Cascading Leadership provides a free opportunity for leaders working in health and wellbeing organisations in the voluntary and community sector in the UK to develop their leadership skills and receive practical support. It is built on a peer-to-peer model where an experienced VCS leader (a consultant) […]

In England, breast screening is currently offered at 3-yearly intervals to women aged from 50 up to their 71st birthday, but the NHS breast screening programme has been experiencing decreasing uptake over a number of years. The National LGB&T Partnership, in collaboration with Health and […]

Public Health England (PHE), in partnership with the NHS, launched Every Mind Matters to help people take simple steps to look after their mental health, improve their mental wellbeing and support others. It is increasingly recognised that taking care of our mental health is as important […]

Our amazing volunteers often find that helping others also builds their own skills, confidence and connections in the community.  Here’s one volunteer’s experience of how Creative English helped develop her own confidence. Before I started on Creative English, I didn’t get out much. I was […]

Each year Carers UK surveys thousands of carers to find out about the impact of caring on their lives and provide a snapshot of what it’s like to be a carer in their State of Caring Report. They published their findings in the State of […]

NHS Health Education England West Midlands invite you to apply for their Public Health Community Fellowship Scheme. The scheme is an innovative programme where community organisations in the West Midlands are matched with volunteer teams of junior doctors to deliver health and well-being projects to […]

A few years ago, the Health and Wellbeing Alliance started working with NHS England and the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health, on community mental health services. A survey was put together and some members of the Alliance held focus groups and interviews with their […]

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