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Men’s Health Forum, our partners in the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance are keen to find out more about what other organisations are doing to improve men and boys’ health – so that they can make sure their contacts in government and the NHS understand the […]

Public Health England have produced a short health advice video for pilgrims intending to travel to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the annual pilgrimage. There have been some cases of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) being exported to countries outside the Middle East with the […]

The Government plans to implement a new system of consent for organ donation to tackle a shortage of donors. Under the planned new system, everybody would be considered as a potential organ donor unless they have added their details to the NHS Organ Donor Register […]

The Government has asked the NHS to publish a Long Term Plan for how it will improve, with the new funding that it has been promised. It is currently collecting views and engaging with stakeholders to help it develop the plan – and that includes […]

The NHS Friends and Family Test (FFT) was created to help understand whether patients are happy with the service provided, or where improvements are needed. It is a quick and anonymous way to give your views after receiving care or treatment across the NHS. The […]

The No2H8 Awards have become an annual event where individuals and organisations countering hatred, racism and prejudice are honoured for their work. This year’s awards will mark what will be a series of activities up and down the country by organisations during Hate Crime Awareness […]

The Government has published its response to the consultation on its transforming children and young people’s mental health provision Green Paper. Youth Access, on behalf of The Young People’s Health Partnership (part of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance), was commissioned by the Government to […]

While the Government’s Green Paper on social care has been delayed until the autumn, the Local Government Association (LGA) has produced its own green paper for adult social care and wellbeing. It is inviting responses to the paper, The lives we want to lead. Find […]

We have had contact with an ambulance service that is looking into the possibility of dispatching specialists in different kinds of healthcare, along with ambulances, where necessary. These people would be able to offer tailored care if the reason for the call was, for example, […]