Health and Care

NHS England and NHS Improvement are working with Breast Cancer Now to recruit paid patient representatives. The representatives will help to shape a new programme to increase the uptake of Tamoxifen as a breast cancer prevention drug. To apply, you need to have experience taking […]

From today (14 January), victims of domestic abuse will be able to access much needed support from thousands of pharmacies across the UK, backed by the government. The Ask for ANI scheme allows those at risk or suffering from abuse to discreetly signal that they […]

The UK Government has published a plan for the largest vaccination programme in British history. Government sets out UK COVID-19 vaccines delivery plan for vaccinating tens of millions of people by spring At least two million vaccinations per week with over 2,700 vaccine sites across […]

Following the news about the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine receiving authorisation from the independent Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), Public Health England have updated their Q&A and COVID-19 vaccines communications toolkit. Please click here for the link to the COVID-19 communications toolkit that […]

If you live in England, there are important new opportunities to support your NHS and help to save lives as an NHS Volunteer Responder. Details of the volunteer roles and a sign-up link are here. Previously registered volunteers are also encouraged to return to the […]

The NHS Health Check programme would like to invite you to sign up for their upcoming workshops focusing on: Testing solutions that may form recommendations Issues related to two themes: Improving the Health Check and Preventing Illness & Addressing Health In equalities Engagement with members […]

The DCMS has released some new guidance regarding volunteers and the pandemic. ‘You will have seen the Prime Minister has announced tougher national restrictions in England from Thursday. We are aware that you may have questions around what these new restrictions mean for volunteering. The […]

The government has released new guidance for those identified as clinically extremely vulnerable. To read the full guidance, please click here. This guidance is for everyone in England who has been identified as clinically extremely vulnerable. If you are in this group, you will previously […]

The Race Equality Foundation has been awarded a grant by the Department of Health and Social Care to lead a programme with Black South West Network, Caribbean & African Health Network and Friends Families and Travellers, to work with 21 voluntary and community organisations to […]

Following the webinar that Clinks hosted in partnership with NHSE/I and Chantal Edge, a public health researcher who has assisted NHS England Health and Justice with roll-out of telemedicine in prisons, Chantal has written a blog. The blog outlines the benefits of telemedicine in prisons […]