Health and Care

Samaritans, lead of the Suicide Prevention Consortium, part of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, have published a new report responding to the government’s Suicide Prevention strategy. The Suicide Prevention Strategy for England, published in September 2023, makes clear that the actions the government has […]

National Voices, part of the VCSE Health & Wellbeing Alliance, have launched a new report, Addressing inequalities in clinical trials. Following on from their previous report, English literacy as a barrier to participation in clinical trials, which focused on how Patient Information Leaflets should be […]

Following the recent success of the Creative English for Health programmes which were delivered in Birmingham and Greater Manchester, the team have recently begun training volunteers in three Birmingham hubs, who are taking part in a limited pilot programme which focuses on Infant Health. The […]

The NHS Constitution empowers patients, staff and the public to know and exercise their rights to help drive improvements in quality, efficiency and responsiveness throughout the NHS. Every 10 years the Secretary of State is required to review the NHS Constitution. This consultation covers a […]

The Suicide Prevention Consortium and Samaritans have launched a new report; Exploring experiences of accessing for support alcohol issues and suicidal ideation This report highlights the importance of the “no wrong door approach”. The report finds that individuals are still turned away when healthcare professionals […]

Age UK has released a new report ‘I just feel that no one cares’, presenting the latest research findings on older people’s mental health. The research was conducted in September 2023 and included an online survey that was completed by over 17,000 older people, aged […]

The Nuffield Trust and the King’s Fund have published the latest British Social Attitudes Survey (BSA) results. The survey has revealed public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded. According to the latest findings, for the first time in the 41-year history of the […]

Homelessness, housing insecurity and poor housing can increase suicide risk and there is a need to improve suicide prevention activity for people experiencing this. The Suicide Prevention Consortium, fellow members of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, heard experiences relating to suicide prevention support, from […]

With the support of the NHS England Health Inequalities Improvement Team, ‘Creating inclusive services: How community organisations help tackle acute health inequalities‘ explores the role of community organisations in creating inclusive and culturally competent services which meet the needs of marginalised groups locally and help […]

There are currently long waiting lists for young people needing mental health support in the UK. The National Academy of Social Prescribing (NASP) are holding a webinar on 16th April from 12:30-1:30pm, to explore how a social prescribing pathway could help young people aged 11-18 […]