Health and Care

Mosques in North-East London with Churches and Christian groups are working together to sponsor a Syrian refugee family who arrived on the 26th of June, to start their new life in the UK. The Redbridge Community Sponsorship project – a partnership between South Woodford Mosque, […]

Want to get involved in shaping Maternity Services? NHS England and NHS Improvement have new service user involvement opportunities in their Maternity Transformation Programme’s workstream oversight groups, and a new Neonatal Implementation Board. They are seeking to recruit a Service User Representative for the Maternity […]

The NHS’ birthday is on 5th July and what better way to celebrate one of the nation’s most loved institutions than with a cup of tea? On and around 5th July, people up and down the country are getting together to raise a cuppa to […]

The Association for Young People’s Health is recruiting two young people to become consultants on a new three year project. The focus is on developing a rights-based approach to sexual violence work with young people. This is an exciting opportunity for young people who are experts […]

We Stand Together will deliver interactive workshops in schools, colleges, youth and community groups engaging as wide a spectrum of participants as possible. Their resources will enable participants to learn about different cultures, faiths, disabilities, nationalities, gender identities and sexual orientations; discuss their perceptions and […]

The Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Faith and Society invite you to join us for: Right Up Your Street: Faith’s response to Loneliness Tuesday 2 July • Westminster • 6pm-8pm Wine and canapés provided Loneliness and social isolation are […]

Communities Minister, Lord Bourne, has launched a new national strategy to tackle entrenched inequality and improve the lives of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities. MHCLG is to lead the national strategy, working with several government departments and the Cabinet Office Race Disparity Unit to improve outcomes […]

Established 25 years ago, Carers Week is an annual awareness campaign which takes place to celebrate and recognise the vital contribution made by the UK’s unpaid carers. It is a time of intensive local activity with hundreds of events taking place across the UK. To […]

For the fourth year in a row, NHS England offered community grants to voluntary/community sector organisations to share their good practice around involving patients and service users in healthcare. Among the winners were: Healthwatch Essex who developed a short film to share how they involved patients and carers […]

Plans for IVAR’s (Institute for Voluntary Action Research) Transforming Healthcare Together Conference on the 26th of September 2019 are underway and they are keen to hear from anyone wishing to run a session, as well as suggestions and ideas for topics. They are asking: What […]