Health and Care

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 […]

FaithAction are working on a project led by the Carers Trust for the Department of Health and Social Care about carers in transition – looking at how carers can be best supported to plan for when they are able to provide less or no care. […]

In England, breast screening is currently offered at 3-yearly intervals to women aged from 50 up to their 71st birthday, but the NHS breast screening programme has been experiencing decreasing uptake over a number of years. The National LGB&T Partnership, in collaboration with Health and […]

Public Health England (PHE), in partnership with the NHS, launched Every Mind Matters to help people take simple steps to look after their mental health, improve their mental wellbeing and support others. It is increasingly recognised that taking care of our mental health is as important […]

Each year Carers UK surveys thousands of carers to find out about the impact of caring on their lives and provide a snapshot of what it’s like to be a carer in their State of Caring Report. They published their findings in the State of […]