Author Archives: FaithAction

National Voices, part of the VCSE Health & Wellbeing Alliance, are holding an online session on The Unequal Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has exposed significant yet longstanding inequalities in our society that require us to stop, reflect, learn and to fundamentally change […]

V for Life and a coalition of organisations and individuals are taking action by launching the Special Dietary Network in Parliament on 23 May 2023, bringing together representatives from different faiths and beliefs who have an interest in making sure that their diets and identities […]

The Under 16 Cancer Patient Experience Survey (U16 CPES) aims to understand the experiences of cancer care among children under the age of 16 and their parents/carers, in England. Alongside Picker, NHS England have developed this survey to help understand and improve cancer care nationally […]

The last couple of months have been busy for the FaithAction team. Here’s some highlights from some of the events we’ve had the pleasure to be a part of since January. Tackling inequalities through faith and community partnership workshop In January, we joined together with […]

On 14th March in City Council House in Coventry, a group of faith leaders gathered with council representatives. They were there to officially launch their new Faith Partnership, a strategic body that will facilitate closer partnership working between the local authority and faith groups, opening […]

Friends, Families and Travellers, part of the VCSE Health & Wellbeing Alliance, are recruiting for a part time Policy and Research Officer. They are a leading national charity working with Gypsies, Travellers and Roma regardless of ethnicity, culture or background. They seek to end racism […]

Security Advice for Everyone (SAFE) by Community Safety Trust (CST) are holding a number of free events – please see below for details. 19th April at 12pm, Event security for your community (Appropriate security measures to ensure the safety of large numbers of people) with […]

ChurchWorks are holding a Wellbeing Conference, aimed at church and ministry leaders and congregants. The conference is aimed at those who would benefit from understanding more about resources and training that are available to support them in their response to the mental health crisis, connecting […]

The Homeless Health Consortium, part of the VCSE Health & Wellbeing Alliance have published resources a suite of resources aimed at supporting staff and volunteers to have conversations about health, as part of their Bridging the Health Gap project. People experiencing homelessness face some of […]

The Samaritans, with partners from the Suicide Prevention Consortium, part of the VCSE Health & Wellbeing Alliance, have been exploring the relationship between economic disadvantage, suicide risk and self-harm in people’s own words. They heard experiences relating to difficulty with housing, issues around social care, […]