Health and Care

NHS Health Education England have developed a resource hub information on COVID-19 as well as more general health resources. They have created a space with accessible information, particularly information aimed at both children and young people, and older people about the coronovirus. To access these […]

NHS England and NHS Improvement have updated their guidance regarding NHS volunteers and COVID-19. This guidance is targeted at all staff managing volunteers in the NHS and refers to members of the public with a formalised volunteering role in primary or secondary care in the […]

Public Health England’s ‘Every Mind Matters’ campaign has launched a new suite of tips and advice, focused on looking after people’s mental well-being during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. With many feeling worried or anxious during these challenging times, there are lots of things we can […]

The success of its coronavirus testing programme allowed the Government to announce recently that anyone in England with COVID-19 symptoms who has a job which cannot be done from home is now eligible to get tested, as are any symptomatic members of their household. You […]

Carers UK have released new research, ‘Caring Behind Closed Doors: the forgotten families of the coronavirus outbreak’, looking at the impact the coronavirus crisis has had on the lives of unpaid carers in the UK. You can read the report here. The findings, based on the […]

Mind, Samaritans, Shout, Hospice UK and The Royal Foundation yesterday launched Our Frontline, a combination of 1-2-1 support and online resources for NHS workers, carers, the Blue Light emergency services and key workers who are putting their mental health under pressure, while many of us […]

People self isolating with suspected coronavirus symptoms will get regular check-ins from a new NHS 111 online messaging service launched on 28 March. Once individuals have been through the online assessment, daily texts will be sent to those who have registered their Covid-19 symptoms and left […]

Thousands of isolated residents and patients will be able to connect with their family and friends with video call devices, the government has announced. NHSX is working with technology firms to help some of society’s most at-risk and isolated people access vital emotional support and […]

The Association of Mental Health Providers has launched their new briefing paper on the impact of COVID-19 on the VCSE mental health provider sector. COVID-19 and the VCSE Mental Health Sector is a live briefing document based on the experiences of their members and outlines […]

NHS England have recently updated their guidance for visitors. Overall, visiting is suspended with immediate effect and until further notice. The only exceptional circumstances, where one visitor who is an immediate family member or carer will be permitted to visit, are listed below: The patient […]