Health and Care

One hundred thousand more people who use wheelchairs or need support for ongoing mental health problems will soon have the right to a personal health budget, providing them with greater choice and control when managing their own health and care. Minister for Care, Caroline Dinenage […]

A survey of A&E and urgent care patients across England who used services in September 2018 has highlighted their experiences around waiting times, standards of care and dignity, patient safety, quality of discharge arrangements and more. The Care Quality Commission’s Urgent and Emergency Care Survey […]

Please see below for a series of Health Webinars by NCVO. 5 Nov 2pm-3pm Supporting communities to stay well and access support over the winter months Speakers – Emma Easton NHSE&I, Jo Boswell CAB Manchester 22 Nov 11am-12pm Primary Care Networks: an introduction for local […]

Building on their work, the Race Equality Foundation’s CEO Jabeer Butt is leading a discussion organised by Kaleidoscope Health and Care on the challenges of implementing a public health approach.  To help start that discussion, he has written a blog titled, ‘In danger or dangerous: […]

Public Health England have published a summary report and outputs from a review of evidence for universal approaches to improving children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing. This series of reports summarises the evidence for the effectiveness of universal approaches to improving children and […]

National Voices have launched two resources for voluntary sector networks, groups and organisations to explain what primary care networks are, and how to work with them. These resources are available to download from their website. One is a short summary which can be printed off […]

As part of the Long Term Plan, NHS England and NHS Improvement made a commitment to develop a ‘menu’ of evidence-based interventions to support the narrowing of health inequalities and improve equity of access and outcomes.  Sarah Sweeney of Friends, Families and Travellers (part of […]

We want to know: What challenges do the people you support face during the winter months? With a view to planning for the winter, NHS England and NHS Improvement are interested in finding out what trends exist when supporting people during the winter months – […]

As part of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, Friends, Families and Travellers are delivering a project which aims to help NHS England identify: Why there are inconsistencies in delivery of healthcare services to disadvantaged people experiencing frailty earlier in life. Opportunities to reduce and […]

The Government has launched a new £2 million fund to support frontline grassroots organisations that bring people together and help them build social connections. These could include community cafés, street parties, coffee mornings or local walking groups. The investment will help small organisations promote themselves […]