Health and Care
Mental Health Awareness Week 2021
Mental Health Awareness Week is an annual event when there is an opportunity for the whole of the UK to focus on achieving good mental health. The Mental Health Foundation started the event 21 years ago and the event has grown to become one of […]
Tackling Loneliness Network Report and Employers Guide
FaithAction are proud to be part of the Tackling Loneliness Network, a network of over 100 cross sector organisations working together to end loneliness. The Network’s report Emerging Together: the Tackling Loneliness Network Action Plan is now available; the report outlines the Network and the […]
Staying Together Recovering Together: report on befriending during COVID-19
Time to Talk Befriending and the University of Sussex have created a report which shares conclusions from data collected about experiences of befriending by befriendees and befrienders during COVID-19. To access the report, please click here.
Vaccination mobilisation for people experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping
You will be aware that the Government has accepted the JCVI recommendation to vaccinate people who are experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping alongside Cohort 6. The NHS is working with local vaccination services and local authorities to ensure that they are able to deliver vaccinations […]
Mental Health Act webinars
The National Survivor User Network are hosting three webinars, two with British Institute of Human Rights and one in a panellist/Q&A format, on the Mental Health Act (MHA) White Paper consultation. If you are accessing, have accessed or are trying to access mental health services, […]
Health charities back vaccine drive for those at risk
People with underlying conditions including cancer, diabetes and heart disease are being encouraged to come forward for a COVID-19 vaccine by leading UK health charities in an open letter. Frontline charities, including Mencap, Diabetes UK and Lupus UK, have asked those with underlying medical conditions, […]
NHS Blood and Transplant: Community Investment Scheme
Today marks the launch of 35 new projects as part of NHS Blood and Transplant’s Community Investment Scheme, which funds trusted community organisations to promote blood and organ donation in ethnic minority communities. Launching today on World Kidney Day (11/03/2021), the projects will focus on […]
UK charities join together to boost vaccine drive
16 frontline charities have formed a new partnership to encourage those with long term health conditions and their carers to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Organisations including The British Heart Foundation, Macmillan Cancer Support and Mencap are joining with the government and NHS to promote vaccine […]
New Health Anchors Learning Network launched
NHS England and NHS Improvement, in partnership with The Health Foundation, have launched a new Health Anchors Learning Network (HALN). Anchor institutions are large public sector organisations that have significant assets, spending power or influence and can consciously work in partnership to benefit local communities. […]
Do you have experience of the NHS breast screening service?
The NHS Digital Breast Screening Team are looking to host calls with people from the following communities who have experience of breast screening service. Ethnic minority groups People with learning disabilities People with physical disabilities Trans and gender diverse people (trans men who have breasts […]