Health and Care
Faith in Later Life launch Love My Neighbour Campaign
Faith in Later Life have recently launched Love My Neighbour – a campaign aimed at a Christian audience designed to take us beyond the church threshold, to bring life to older people in our communities. Why Now? Winter is a time of increased loneliness, especially […]
Tommys and Sands Maternity Consortium exploring how interpreting services work in Maternity and neonatal care
From now until March 2025, the Maternity Consortium, fellow members of the VSCE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, will be exploring how interpreting services work in Maternity and Neonatal care, from both patients’ and healthcare professionals’ perspectives. They’re focusing on spoken interpreting and BSL (British Sign Language) interpreting in […]
Supporting young carers – guidance for GPs and staff
Working with over 400 young and young adult carers, NHS England has produced 5 top tips for GPs and staff in NHS services in order to better support young carers. The NHS is currently working on how to embed this guidance into general practice. The […]
National Centre for Health and Rural Care launches call for evidence
The National Centre for Rural Health and Care has launched a Call for Evidence to inform its planned Rural Health Workforce Toolkit. Following on from their Rural Proofing for Health Toolkit of 2020, the new toolkit will focus on workforce issues which are contributing to health inequalities […]
New workspace for working in partnership with the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise Sector launched
A new FutureNHS workspace has been launched, designed for those working in health and care systems to share information, learning and resources showcasing collaborative working between the NHS, local government, the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector and other local partners. To sign up, […]
NHS England release new information about Maternity Vaccinations
As part of the annual winter vaccination campaign which encourages uptake of the flu and COVID-19 vaccinations for pregnant women, NHS England have added some information about the whooping cough vaccine and recently released RSV vaccine. The main message for pregnancy is: If you’re pregnant, […]
Health and Wellbeing Alliance Partners presenting at The Royal Society of Medicine’s Health inequalities in digital health event
Friends, Families & Travellers and the Good Things Foundation, fellow members of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, will be presenting at The Royal Society of Medicine’s Health inequalities in digital health event, taking place at the Royal Society of Medicine’s headquarters on Wednesday 23rd […]
Experience of Care Webinar
The Experience of Care Subgroup, part of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, are holding an Experience of Care webinar held via Microsoft Teams on Thursday 17th October 2024, 12:00-13:30. The Webinar will be chaired by Madeline Cooper (Valuing People Alliance) and Cristina Serrao (Experience […]
Two roles for lived experience partners working with NHS England’s People and Communities Division
NHS England’s People and Communities team are looking for two lived experience partners to work with them on some exciting work centred around improving the experience of care for ‘older people living with complex needs’. These roles are open to anyone with either personal lived […]
Increasing Diversity in the Midwifery Workforce
The Equity and Equality Programme, led by Wendy Olayiwola, National Maternity Lead for Equality, NHS England and Simon Mehigan, National Maternity Improvement Advisor, NHS England, Maternity Safety Support Programme, are running an event to improve diversity in the Midwifery workforce. Recognising the need to positively […]
