Health and Care

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI) are seeking applications from VCSE sector organisations for the next round of the Health and Wellbeing Fund. The theme of the 2022 to 2025 fund is women’s reproductive wellbeing in […]

NHS England has published statutory guidance for Integrated Care Boards, NHS trusts and foundation trusts on working with people and communities. The guidance will support them to meet their public involvement legal duties and deliver the Health and Care Act’s ‘triple aim’ of better health […]

Race Equality Foundation, part of the VCSE Health & Wellbeing Alliance, have published their response to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) consultation on the Mental Health and Wellbeing Plan and call for evidence. The response was produced by the Foundation with the […]

NHS England have issued the following advice around Eid ul-Adha: With Eid ul-Adha and other summer festivities just around the corner, many people are looking forward to celebrating with loved ones, and the chance to come together to recite our prayers and savour delicious meals. For […]

The Kings Fund have produced a framework, drawing on a rapid review of published evidence, and on learning from six partnerships that are part of the Healthy Communities Together programme, for reflective learning that partners can use together. As integrated care systems develop, NHS, local […]

The APPG on Baby Loss and the APPG on Maternity have launched a call for evidence to understand the impact of staffing shortages on the quality and safety of maternity care, experience of parents and babies, and staff morale and motivation. The call will be […]

Learning Disability England, part of the Valuing People Alliance in the VCSE Health & Wellbeing Alliance, have co-produced some top tips of how health and social care services, partners and others should work to ensure that people with learning disabilities and autistic people can be […]

National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP) are working in partnership with Independent Age to develop a new programme to support social prescribing for older people. If you have experience of social prescribing as an older person or family carer, or if you are involved with […]

The government has launched the publication of A Plan for Digital Health and Social Care. The plan for digital health and social care sets out a vision for a digitally enabled health and social care system and how it can be achieved – it collates […]

National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP) have launched a new Volunteering for Wellbeing Guide, in partnership with the Royal Voluntary Service. The 7-step guide, created as part of the Accelerating Innovation programme, aims to empower organisations to support the wellbeing of those who engage in […]