Health and Care
Faith in Action: Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham Celebrated Nationally for Empowering Communities and Driving Social Care Change!
The team at Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham has been highly commended at a Healthwatch England award ceremony for their work in improving the care of local people from minority ethnic communities. The Healthwatch Impact Awards recognise outstanding examples of people sharing their experiences to improve […]
Creative English for Health: Why does it work?
In the third of our series of blogs on Creative English for Health, we explore one of the reasons for its success. As with all Creative English programmes, Creative English for Health is a range of holistic programmes which build confidence, language skills, health literacy, […]
The role of churches and faith groups in social prescribing
This morning, Theos and Church Works have published exciting new research looking at faith and social prescribing: Creating a Neighbourhood Health Service: The role of churches and faith groups in social prescribing. If you’re not aware, social prescribing is an approach that connects people to […]
2025: A year of change for the NHS, and your voice matters!
We currently have the biggest opportunity for a decade to influence the direction of the NHS in England. In November we posted a blog highlighting the open consultation for the NHS 10 Year plan which allowed individuals, organisations and charities to give suggestions about how […]
Changing minds and lives! The Success of Creative English and Health Literacy
Vaccinations have been a controversial topic since Edward Jenner created the first smallpox vaccine in 1796. If you are navigating the world of vaccines in a country where the main language spoken is not one you feel confident in, this can be especially overwhelming. Speakers […]
Healthwatch: Young people’s voices on healthcare services
On this week’s blog, we hear from the team at Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham on what they’ve heard from local young people accessing health and care services. As one of FaithAction’s local projects, Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham works within FaithAction’s home borough as a health […]
Your Chance to Shape the Future of Healthcare: Engage with the NHS 10-Year Plan
With the NHS in a critical time for change, the new government is aiming to transform the NHS for the next decade, and they need your voice to help shape its future. Through its open online consultation portal, change.nhs.uk, the NHS wants to hear from […]
Maternal Vaccines and How Faith-Based Charities Can Help Raise Awareness
In recent years, maternal vaccines have become essential tools to protect both mothers and their newborns from serious illnesses. Pregnancy places unique demands on a woman’s immune system, making both her and her unborn child more vulnerable to infections. With new and improved maternal vaccines […]
What is Faith for a Safe Start?
FaithAction, in collaboration with faith and health leaders, is developing a national maternity inequalities campaign! This campaign, Faith for a Safe Start, will encourage collaboration with faith leaders, faith communities, and the health system in supporting projects to tackle these inequalities, recognising the role of […]
Creative English for Infant Health: Bringing Families Together
Data and case studies are now in, from the hubs that delivered our Creative English for Infant Health programme. Across the board, it is becoming clear that we need to respond to the issue of infant mortality by including a range of family members in […]
