Health and Care

People in England can now demonstrate their COVID-19 vaccination status for the purpose of international travel, by downloading the NHS App or by going online. Alternatively, people can call 119 to request a vaccination status letter. Further information on demonstrating vaccine status when travelling abroad […]

The government is urging women of all ages and backgrounds to respond to the call for evidence in order to capture the varying health issues women experience over their lives and the significant differences between women in terms of access to services, experience of services […]

NHS England are holding a Commitment to Carers programme webinar on Wednesday 16th June 2021, 1:30pm-3:30pm. Mind The Gap aims to support Integrated Care Systems to deliver on the Long-Term Plan Commitment to improve the identification and support of carers from vulnerable communities that are […]

The British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) Policy and Public Affairs team would like to speak to people about their experience of healthcare during the pandemic. The pandemic has had a significant and varied impact on people with heart and circulatory diseases and the services they use. Many services […]

Next week marks Patient Participation Group Awareness Week, run by the National Association for Patient Participation. A Patient Participation Group is set up by a GP practice and its role includes: being a critical friend to the practice; advising the practice on the patient perspective […]

NHS England and Improvement are working with Traverse to carry out research to inform the future of the NHS Volunteer Responders (NHSVR) scheme. The NHS Volunteer Responders scheme is a national, app-based, volunteering scheme set up in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 They […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]