Author Archives: FaithAction
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Free guides to support the health and wellbeing of older people and carers
Free guides are available to provide older people with practical advice to support healthy ageing and caring. The Healthy Ageing and Healthy Caring guides provide information to older people and carers about staying healthy, fit and independent during the winter months. They also identify the support available to help maintain health […]
NHS England’s plans for digital transformation
Read a blog post from Nicola Fulton, stakeholder engagement and communications lead for Empower the Person, part of NHS England’s Digital Transformation Portfolio. Nicola discusses how forging a strong strategic relationship with the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector will make a real difference. […]
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Government and Shadow Cabinets, October 2018
We’ve updated our at-a-glance guides to Theresa May’s cabinet and Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet to reflect the changes that have been made in the past months.
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New report on integrated care systems
The King’s Fund has launched a new report, ‘A year of integrated care systems: reviewing the journey so far’. Where once the primary purpose of the health and care system was to provide treatment for illnesses as they arose, it now needs to deliver joined-up […]
Closing the employment gap for young people with low-level mental health issues
The Young People’s Health Partnership are leading a project, with the support of VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance partners, to develop a resource to help improve understanding about young people not in employment, education or training who experience low-level mental health issues, and to help […]
Experiences of ethnic minorities in cancer care
Male cancer patients or carers from ethnic minority backgrounds are still needed for a research project exploring the experiences of ethnic minority cancer patients in England. This research is being conducted by brap, an equality charity based in Birmingham, on behalf of NHS England, and […]
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Have your say: Religious leaders are asked to tackle extremism
The Integrated Communities Strategy Green Paper, published in March 2018, lays out the Government’s commitment to supporting the training of faith leaders to strengthen ministering in the British context. The ideal outcome is that places of worship have well-qualified, informed and confident faith leaders, who […]
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Help NHS England spread the word about cancer feedback
NHS England is asking us to help spread the word, right through Autumn, about the importance of hearing all voices in feedback about cancer services. The push is designed to coincide with the sending out of questionnaires for the national Cancer Patient Experience Survey to […]
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How can the VCSE sector support BME mothers?
Maternity Action, our partners in the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, have released a report exploring the difficulties faced by Black and minority ethnic women on low incomes in managing maternal and child health. ‘Mothers’ Voices’ also looks at the potential of the VCSE sector […]
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Free prescriptions – help people check they are entitled
Check Before You Tick is a new NHS campaign that aims to help people understand if they are eligible for free prescriptions and, if they are, how to claim correctly to avoid penalty charges. For people that aren’t eligible for free prescriptions, the campaign will […]