Author Archives: FaithAction
FUNDING: NHS England Takeover Challenge 2018/19 – local projects
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Developing the long term plan for the NHS: update
The NHS has been seeking input into the long term plan it is developing. It has held over 150 meetings with stakeholders and received hundreds of written submissions, plus more than 2,000 submissions online (one of which was from FaithAction!) The plan is expected to […]
Health inequalities – ‘A Fair, Supportive Society’ report
The Institute for Health Equity report ‘A Fair, Supportive Society’ highlights that some of the most vulnerable people in society – those with learning disabilities – will die 15-20 years sooner on average than the general population. That’s 1,200 people every year. The report, commissioned by NHS […]
Health and Social Care Secretary launches ‘Prevention’ vision
The Secretary of State for Health, Matt Hancock, has published a vision for how he plans to transform the Government’s approach to prevention, paving the way for a Green Paper in 2019. The document, ‘Prevention is better than cure’, builds on the Government’s previous work in […]
Migrant women’s access to maternity care
Maternity Action, our partners in the Health and Wellbeing Alliance, recently released new research on NHS charges and their effects on migrant women’s access to maternity care. This may be of interest to anyone working with families, Black and minority ethnic groups and those who […]
Mental Health and Racial Disparities Seminar
As part of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, we are involved in a project on Mental Health and Racial Disparities. We would like to invite you to attend a seminar on 28th November at the Race Equality Foundation. The project aims to improve our […]
13% increase in foodbank use in just six months
The Trussell Trust’s foodbank network provided 658,048 emergency supplies to people in crisis between April and September 2018, a 13% increase on the same period in 2017. The charity says if the five week minimum wait for a first Universal Credit payment is not reduced, […]
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Training for Faith Leaders on HIV
Positive East is London’s largest HIV charity and has been at the forefront of HIV services for the last 27 years. They want to work with faith leaders of any faith, but especially those who see a larger proportion of migrant communities, due to the […]
The VCSE Inclusion Health Audit Tool
Have you tried it yet? We have worked with colleagues across the Health and Wellbeing Alliance to launch the VCSE Inclusion Health Audit Tool. The online tool will help your organisation to audit its engagement with Inclusion Health groups. These are the groups identified as […]
FUNDING: Cascading Leadership open for new applications
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