Health and Care

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, […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

On Wednesday 10 February NHS Blood and Transplant launched a campaign with Muslim organisations to encourage plasma donations from the community. They are seeking support from interfaith and Muslim organisations and partners to help support the campaign via their networks and social media channels. We’re […]

Learning Disability England has worked with members and partners to write a guide for people and organisations that offer paid support to people with learning disabilities. The guide helps them to prepare the people they support to make a decision about having the Coronavirus vaccine. […]

Public Health England have produced 44 explainer videos about the COVID-19 vaccination programme to help to build people’s understanding and confidence in the vaccine. To watch the videos, please click here

Public Health England has published guidance and information for adults on the COVID-19 vaccination. The guidance shares information about the types of vaccine, who should have them, whether people are at increased risk from COVID-19 infection, those who cannot have the vaccine, side effects and […]