Health and Care

The national COVID-19 vaccination is now being offered as a priority to individuals who are at highest risk of catching the infection and of suffering serious complications. This includes people living with dementia and those who have certain conditions that increase their risk of becoming […]

At the end of last year National Voices announced their online conference: How Can We Dismantle Health Inequity Together? National Voices’ conference to realise the power of the voluntary sector. Health inequity was a major issue even before the pandemic hit. But COVID-19 has made […]

A fresh source of support for carers – Carers Together launched last month (January 2021), aiming to bring informal carers together for support and encouragement, through weekly online meetings. Carers Together aims to bring informal carers together for support and encouragement, through weekly Zoom meetings. […]

Medact / QNI Homeless Health Programme have created a petition – ‘Healthy Housing is a Human Right’. Specialist Health Visitors working with families experiencing homelessness have created this petition asking for an immediate Government enquiry into the plight of homeless families currently in temporary accommodation and […]

Overseas visitors to England, including anyone living in the UK without permission, will not be charged for: testing for coronavirus (even if the test shows you do not have coronavirus) treatment for coronavirus – including for a related problem that affects some children called multisystem […]

COVID-19 guidance for providers of accommodation for asylum seekers has been published by Public Health England. This guidance is aimed at all staff involved in the support of asylum seekers in all accommodation settings. To read more, please click here  

Extra COVID-19 protections for rough sleepers and renters were announced by the Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick on 8th January 2021. Backed by an additional £10 million in funding, all councils in England are being asked to redouble their efforts to help accommodate all those currently […]

Age UK are working with NHS England & Improvement and the Men’s Health Forum, amongst others, to gather a range of examples where voluntary organisations have had a positive impact on people who experience health inequalities. The Men’s Health Forum are also a part of […]

Age UK want to understand more about how the pandemic has impacted older people’s health and care. If you are aged over 50 or have friends and relatives who are and want to share your experiences of how the Coronavirus pandemic has impacted your health […]

More than four million people in the UK have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as part of the largest vaccination programme in British history. The NHS vaccinated a total of 4.06 million people between 8 December and 17 January, including more than […]