Health and Care
Join the conversation about iDecide Communications material for labour interventions
As part of the national Maternity Transformation Programme, which is working towards the implementation of Better Births, for safer, more personalised and equitable care, NHS England and NHS Improvement are launching iDecide, a a tool to support informed decision-making and consent during childbirth. To help […]
Locality and Power to Change: Community of Practice
Locality, in partnership with Power to Change, is part of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance As part of their work within the Alliance, they are learning how VCSE organisations can work better with their local Primary Care Networks (PCNs). They are establishing a Community […]
British Red Cross: Experiences of waiting for elective care
The British Red Cross is leading a research project to deepen understanding about the experiences of waiting for elective care since March 2020 for people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds in England. They would like to hear from people who have been or […]
Tommy’s and Sands Survey: Experiences of Maternity Services
Tommy’s and Sands are working as part of a Maternity Consortium within the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance to reduce health inequalities in maternity and have launched a survey to understand pregnant women and birthing people’s experiences of accessing maternity services and any barriers they […]
Government’s Vision for Women’s Health Strategy for England
Details have been published on the government’s Vision for the Women’s Health Strategy for England, informed by the call for evidence last year. By the time the call for evidence closed 14 weeks later, we had received nearly 100,000 responses from women across the country, […]
CHAMPIONS project: Children in Homeless Accommodation
The CHAMPIONS (Children in Homeless Accommodations Managing Pandemic Invisibility Or Non-inclusive Strategies) project has been looking at the experiences of families with children under 5 who have been living in temporary accommodation. It is a nationwide project led by Professor Monica Lakhanpaul (UCL) run by […]
Tommys and Sands Survey: barriers to accessing maternity care
Tommy’s and Sands are working as part of a Maternity Consortium within the VCSE Health & Wellbeing Alliance to reduce health inequalities in maternity and have launched a survey to understand pregnant women and birthing people’s experiences of accessing maternity services, and any barriers they […]
NICE treatment and management update: Depression in adults
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) have published a draft guideline update on depression in adults and would like your feedback. The draft recommendations, including those on access, coordination, and delivery of care, may be of interest to social care commissioners, approved […]
Royal College of Midwives: Pregnant women and vaccination
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and the Royal College of Midwives have welcomed a decision by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) to roll out the COVID-19 booster vaccine to all people over the age of 18, meaning the majority of […]
CQC 2020 Children and Young People’s Patient Experience Survey
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) 2020 Children and Young People’s Patient Experience Survey has been published this week. This survey asked children and young people, and their parents and carers, about their experience in English hospitals between November 2020 and January 2021. The survey received […]