Health and Care

Free access to online NHS services will be available for as long as coronavirus (COVID-19) remains widespread in the UK. Vodafone, EE, O2 and Three are among the mobile firms that have said they will give their customers free online access to the latest NHS health […]

Charities from all over the UK have been compiling and creating their own guidance on tackling the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. This includes information on the virus, as well as ways that we as a community can support each other during this time. The Men’s Health […]

The Nuffield Trust have used over 110,000 patient hospital records for people at 112 prisons in 2017/18, and provides detail as to how prisoners’ health needs are being met in hospital. The research shows: Four in ten hospital appointments made for people in prison are cancelled […]

Carers UK have just launched their State of Caring 2020 Survey. The survey is the UK’s most comprehensive research into the lives and experience of carers. Many professionals who work with carers find the results provide a useful evidence base for their work locally. Last […]

From 20th May 2020, the new ‘opt out’ law for organ donation will be implemented in England. This means that the current ‘opt in’ organ donation system will become an ‘opt out’ system. All adults in England will be considered as having agreed to donate […]

The Care Quality Commission have published their annual report monitoring the Mental Health Act. This report sets out the CQC’s activity and findings from their engagement with people subject to the Mental Health Act (MHA) and their review of services registered to access, treat and […]

Public Health England have published some statistics on the services and support available to people with learning disabilities. This includes information on paid work, adult social care use, disability benefits and safeguarding and more… For further information, please follow this link: www.gov.uk/government/publications

A personal health budget is an amount of money to support your health and wellbeing needs, which is planned and agreed between you (or someone who represents you), and your local NHS team. It is not new money, but it may mean spending money differently […]

Public Health England have published a blog on building healthier, more resilient and connected communities. Whether we live in cities or towns, rural or coastal areas, the communities we live in really matter for our wellbeing. They matter because things like having a job, a […]

This Week (20-26 January) is Cervical Cancer Prevention Week – a national campaign to raise awareness about how people can reduce their risk of cervical cancer. Every woman with learning disabilities should have access to cervical screening on the same basis as other women, but she […]