Health and Care
Health Inequalities in Older and Rural Populations
Public Health England has published a review of Health Inequalities in Older Populations in Rural and Coastal Areas, together with a blog article supporting the launch. The research provides evidence on the nature of health inequalities experienced by older populations in coastal and rural areas, together with […]
Reminder to give your views: Prevention in the 2020s Consultation
In July, the Government published the Green Paper, Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s , inviting the public to give their views on a series of proposals to tackle preventable ill health. The paper covers areas such as: new technologies in health care; challenges […]
NHS England » Upcoming webinars
On Friday the 20th September NHS England will be providing a webinar on Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STP)/Integrated Care Systems (ICS) – an update from the Voluntary Partnership team (10:30am – 11:30am). On this webinar, Voluntary and Community organisations will give an update on some […]
How can charities influence NHS transformation
NCVO, which supports the voluntary sector, has a new blog post outlining key learning from nine Sustainability and Transformation Partnership sites that they followed in relation to how charities can influence health service transformation. They will also be presenting and discussing this in detail in […]
Would you like to help shape NHS services?
The Local Health and Care Record Programme (LHCR) is designed to support local areas that are already adopting best practice in the collection, protection and ethical use of health and care data to go further, faster and encourage others to follow swiftly in their footsteps. The LHCR is […]
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Interview with The Elder: Faith Communities and Dementia
FaithAction’s Rodie Garland has been interviewed for The Elder Magazine on the subject of faith and dementia. The content of this interview has been reproduced in full below with the permission of Elder. The original article can be found here: https://www.elder.org/the-elder/how-faith-communities-support-living-with-dementia/ How can faith and […]
Consultation: Advancing our health: prevention in the 2020s
The Government is seeking your views on proposals to tackle the causes of preventable ill health in England. We know that our health is shaped by the environment in which we live, the choices we make, and the services we receive – and all of […]
Volunteers wanted: Link Age Southwark
Link Age Southwark has been building friendships between older people and volunteers within the local community for over 25 years, to reduce the effects of social isolation and loneliness. They offer befriending and a variety of groups including exercise, bridge, reading, singing, yoga, lunch, reminiscence […]
New report: Relationships between statutory and voluntary sector mental health organisations
The Association of Mental Health Providers, our partners in the Health and Wellbeing Alliance, have published research examining the relationships between statutory and voluntary sector mental health organisations. It finds that voluntary and community organisations provide essential support for people’s mental health that complements what […]
NHSX and NHS Digital Workshop
NHSX and NHS Digital are committed to working with patients to ensure they meet the goal of driving better health and care outcomes through the use of digital, data and technology. Their teams are responsible for setting digital and data strategy, policy and standards, and for developing […]