Health and Care

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are seeking views from the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector about how the UKHSA could better engage with people from different communities. The survey aims to provide UKHSA with information to help connect better with people from different […]

Samaritans have launched a new report, The economic cost of suicide in the UK, demonstrating the significant impact suicide has on the UK economy. Every death by suicide is a tragedy. It’s been estimated that 135 people are affected every time someone takes their life. […]

Age UK and the Centre for Mental Health have published a new briefing report, Mental Health in Later Life: Understanding needs, services and policies in England. The briefing summarises evidence from a brief literature review about the mental health of older people in England and […]

The National LGBT Partnership, fellow partners of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, have launched their Bi+ report. The report is beneficial for those who wish to improve their knowledge of bi+ issues and provide a more inclusive service for bi+ people in their care. […]

The UK Health Security Agency and NHS England will be holding a vaccination in places of prescribed detention (PPD) workshop on 14th March from 10am-1:30pm. The workshop is aimed at people who have an insight into ongoing work in within the health and justice space, […]

The Race Equality Foundation has been working on more equal health care for people with a learning disability from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, making sure more people get an annual health check. The REF has found that there is not enough information on […]

This week, National Voices is publishing a resource library for the Alliance’s publications to date, organised by theme. The aim of this resource library is to showcase all of the important work undertaken by members of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance in pursuit of […]

NHS England is looking for examples of best practice of health inequalities training for non-clinical staff. They are keen to hear about examples of best practice, to allow them to understand where gaps might exist. This is part of NHS England’s long-term ambition to embed capability […]

The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a consultation on the role of incentives schemes in general practice, considering future opportunities for reform, with a focus on two main schemes: Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Investment and Impact Fund (IIF) These schemes aim […]

Medical professionals from Imperial College of London are currently working on developing a breath test for early detection of digestive tract (oesophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver and colon) cancers. As part of their work, they have developed a survey to understand the community’s opinion on breath […]