Health and Care
NHS Leadership Academy: Foundations in System Leadership Programme
The NHS Leadership Academy are running a Foundations in System Leadership Programme. The programme will support you as you explore acquire the skills and behaviours needed to work collectively to plan and deliver health and care services to meet local needs and reduce health inequalities. […]
VSCE Health & Wellbeing Alliance webinar to inform DHSC Social Care White Paper Knowledge and Skills Framework
The VCSE Health & Wellbeing Alliance are holding a webinar in partnership with Department of Health and Social Care to inform DHSC Social Care White Paper Knowledge and Skills Framework. The Adult Social Care Reform White Paper (published in December 2021) sets out the Department […]
British Red Cross: New Health & Wellbeing Alliance Reports
British Red Cross have published two new reports as part of their work within the VCSE Health & Wellbeing Alliance. The first is about barriers to accessing mental health services for people seeking asylum and refugees (supported by the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Team […]
Healthwatch England Survey: GP referral waiting times
Healthwatch England want to better understand people’s experiences getting a referral from a GP. They know many people find it hard to get a GP referral to another NHS service. This survey considers referrals beyond ‘elective care’ and includes cancer, mental health and community care […]
Report Launch: Tackling Suicide Inequalities in Gypsy and Traveller communities
Friends Families and Travellers, part of the VCSE Health & Wellbeing Alliance, are holding an online event to launch their new report: Tackling Suicide Inequalities in Gypsy and Traveller communities The event will be hosted by the APPG for Gypsies, Travellers and Roma, and will […]
National LGBT Partnership: Women’s Sexual Health and Reproductive Health Survey
The National LGBT Partnership, a member of the VCSE Health & Wellbeing Alliance, have published a survey for LBT+ women and femme-aligned people who are 16+ and live in England. It explores sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing. The link to the survey is here: http://s.alchemer.com/s3/LBTWomensHealth
Homeless Health Consortium: Bridging the Health Gap
The Homeless Health Consortium, part of the VCSE Health & Wellbeing Alliance, have produced a report, Bridging the Health Gap. The report sets out the findings from a series of focus groups the Consortium held with frontline workers and people with lived experience of homelessness, […]
Friends Families & Travellers: Survey on Maternity Care
Fellow members of the VCSE Health & Wellbeing Alliance, Friends, Families and Travellers have been given some local and national funding to build a better understanding of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller womens’ experiences of maternal healthcare. They want to hear your experiences – good and […]
Healthwatch: Maternity services in North East London
Local Healthwatch engage with local people on their experience with health and social care services. They represent the voice of local people in the health and social care debate, and work with relevant stakeholders in health and social care to improve services for people like […]
Samaritans respond to Government consultation on new suicide prevention plan for England
Samaritans has submitted evidence to the Government’s consultation on a new suicide prevention plan for England. Samaritans leads the Suicide Prevention Consortium, part of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance. The plan, which was consulted on at the same time as a proposed 10-year Mental Health […]