Health and Care

NHS England is asking us to help spread the word, right through Autumn, about the importance of hearing all voices in feedback about cancer services. The push is designed to coincide with the sending out of questionnaires for the national Cancer Patient Experience Survey to […]

Maternity Action, our partners in the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, have released a report exploring the difficulties faced by Black and minority ethnic women on low incomes in managing maternal and child health. ‘Mothers’ Voices’ also looks at the potential of the VCSE sector […]

Check Before You Tick is a new NHS campaign that aims to help people understand if they are eligible for free prescriptions and, if they are, how to claim correctly to avoid penalty charges. For people that aren’t eligible for free prescriptions, the campaign will […]

NCVO, our partners in the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, is working with local partners and NHS England to run a series of regional events looking at the long term plan that the NHS is currently developing. 12th September, 1:30-4pm, Manchester https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nhs-long-term-plan-regional-engagement-event-tickets-49475057228 17th September, 10-1pm, Bradford […]

The NHS is currently reviewing its guidelines on chaplaincy. It wants to hear points of view from patient representative groups and healthcare chaplains, as well as equality specialists, managers, commissioners and directors. It has put together a survey, which should take no longer than 20 […]

Age UK, together with nine other organisations, has published a new report on incontinence. Leading charities warn incontinence is one of the biggest issues for countless people with serious health conditions who they support – but taboo around the topic forces those affected to struggle […]

What makes a church a good one to go to if you are struggling with your mental health? This useful article from the Mind and Soul Foundation has plenty of food for thought, including a list of criteria and links to resources. These include FaithAction’s […]

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) produces guidance on the most effective ways to prevent, diagnose and treat disease and ill health, and provide social care support. Its guidance is based on research evidence and takes into account the views of people […]

Public Health England (PHE) recognises that communities matter for health – and now it would like your help. ‘Community’ is used as shorthand for the relationships, bonds, identities and interests that join people together or give them a shared stake in a place, service, culture or […]

The Department of Health and Social Care is going through a major cross-government content transformation period. This aims to ensure that visitors using the GOV.UK website can find information more easily, understand content better and access the information they need more efficiently. The Department is […]