Health and Care

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 […]

NHS Health Education England West Midlands invite you to apply for their Public Health Community Fellowship Scheme. The scheme is an innovative programme where community organisations in the West Midlands are matched with volunteer teams of junior doctors to deliver health and well-being projects to […]

A few years ago, the Health and Wellbeing Alliance started working with NHS England and the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health, on community mental health services. A survey was put together and some members of the Alliance held focus groups and interviews with their […]

Today the Loneliness Action Group have released a shadow report calling on government to reaffirm its commitment to tackling loneliness. A connected society? Assessing progress in tackling loneliness can be accessed here: https://www.redcross.org.uk/shadowreport Much has happened in this first year since the publication of the […]

Carers UK have released a report on breaks provision for unpaid carers. Findings include: Freedom of Information request reveals unpaid carers seeking replacement care for loved ones subjected to a postcode lottery; Hundreds of thousands of carers going without enough sleep or seeing a doctor; […]

FaithAction is working with NHS England and NHS Improvement to hold a roundtable discussion, focused on how faith-based organisations are offering holistic care to people in their communities, including spiritual or pastoral support.  We’ll be asking: what is happening, and what works best? We’re looking […]

The What Works Centre for Wellbeing are looking for reports and other unpublished resources that look at how volunteering can enhance wellbeing or alleviate loneliness in over-16-year-olds taking part in sports, physical activities or participatory arts. If you wish to participate, please submit your report […]

As a recommendation from the apprenticeship scoping workshop held in March, Public Health England have now opened a consultation with employers of community-centred workers and front-line workers to better understand the duties, capabilities and current training opportunities of this workforce, as well as the extent […]

Groundswell, a member of Homeless Link, has launched a new partnership called #HealthNow with Crisis and Shelter. Funded by Community Fund (formerly BIG Lottery), the campaign is all about working towards an inclusive health system where everyone has access to the health care they need; […]

The Network for Pastoral, Spiritual, and Religious Care in Health has published new guidance around organisations working with the NHS. The first covers the authorisation, registration, and endorsement procedures of the mainstream chaplaincy religion and belief organisations in the NHS. It can be found here. […]