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What Works Wellbeing are asking you to send them your evaluations and reports on the wellbeing impacts and outcomes for volunteers. What Works Wellbeing knows this is a challenging time for voluntary organisations, and they understand you likely have unprecedented time and financial pressures. Their […]

NHS England have recently updated their guidance for visitors. Overall, visiting is suspended with immediate effect and until further notice. The only exceptional circumstances, where one visitor who is an immediate family member or carer will be permitted to visit, are listed below: The patient […]

COVID-19 means that we all need to stay at home as much as possible in order to help save lives. If you need an NHS service, you should try to do it online from home first if you can – unless there’s a serious or […]

Alongside the work that we are doing here at FaithAction to offer our help, support and guidance to people during this time, we are also really keen to hear what you, our members, are doing. Please answer our short survey, sharing with us what you […]

Throughout 2020, the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Loneliness is running a major independent inquiry into loneliness. The inquiry will seek to: Hold government to account and secure a renewed cross-Government commitment to tackling loneliness and its underlying causes Build on progress made to […]

National Voices has been commissioned by NHS England to gather the insights and perspectives of the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector on social prescribing. The aim of their work is to surface key lessons and issues from the sector’s perspective, share good practices, and […]

Carers UK has launched a new survey to capture carers’ experiences during the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. Your responses will enable them to provide comprehensive evidence of what carers are experiencing as part of their ongoing work to influence Government decision making, highlight carers’ experiences in […]

The JLGB have set up ‘JLGB Virtual’ to ensure that young people can continue to have fun, learn new skills and make a difference during this difficult time. The JLGB trains and develops young people of the Jewish faith to reach their potential through active […]

A new Coronavirus Status Checker that will help the NHS coordinate its response and build up additional data on the COVID-19 outbreak has been launched by Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock. People with potential coronavirus symptoms are now being asked to complete the status […]

The Association of Mental Health Providers have launched a new briefing with the Centre for Mental Health and NHS Confed Mental Health Network on supporting mental health in communities during Covid-19 and bringing the VCSE and statutory services together. The global coronavirus outbreak is putting […]