Health and Care

As part of the Department of Health’s additional work on the Prevention Concordat for Better Mental Health, they will be hosting an engagement event on Mental Health and Prevention on Tuesday 4 June in Bristol. More details on the event here. They also have 6 webinars taking […]

The Health and Wellbeing Alliance have developed a menu of support to inspire and equip health, care and voluntary sector leaders to work in partnership at ICS/STP level to support joint action that improves local health and care priorities. Webinar: Practice Development Network 23rd May. […]

To coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week, the Health and Wellbeing Alliance are launching the ‘Closing the Employment Gap for Young People toolkit’ and a supporting scoping review of evidence. At least 6.5% of young people age 16-18 are not in education employment or training. […]

As part of our work with the Health and Wellbeing Alliance, FaithAction has been involved in a project focused on creating more inclusive workplaces. The project has been developing resources to help organisations support people who face challenges accessing the workplace to find and remain […]

The King’s Fund have launched a new report looking at the contribution of the voluntary and community sector to shaping future health and care. The report was commissioned by the National Gardens Scheme, who provide funding to a variety of charities involved in community health […]

As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, NTDi, the National Development Team for Inclusion, are publishing a series of blogs about people’s own experiences of self image and mental health. This is includes a range of different perspectives, even a carer talking about their own […]

FaithAction and representatives of Christians Together Against Loneliness met this week with Mims Davies, the government minister with responsibility for tackling loneliness. The coalition of charities is working to highlight to government the vital work that churches and faith groups have been doing for many […]

One of our partners in the Health and wellbeing alliance, Lev Pedro who works for NCVO, has written a blog on how voluntary organisations can shape the transformation of our health services. Charities and social enterprises can support the planning and delivery of publicly funded […]

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) are looking for a small group of voluntary and community sector professionals to help shape guidance for VCSE groups on how you can best work with them.  This will be a virtual working group mainly consisting of online consultations and […]

As you may be aware, FaithAction is proactively campaigning for the Government to recognise the role that faith groups play in reaching out to those who are isolated or lonely, by being welcoming, friendly and creating communities where people feel that they belong and have […]