Health and Care
Patient viewpoints required on NHS Friends and Family Test
The NHS Friends and Family Test (FFT) was created to help understand whether patients are happy with the service provided, or where improvements are needed. It is a quick and anonymous way to give your views after receiving care or treatment across the NHS. The […]
Consultation with young people on transforming children and young people’s mental health provision
The Government has published its response to the consultation on its transforming children and young people’s mental health provision Green Paper. Youth Access, on behalf of The Young People’s Health Partnership (part of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance), was commissioned by the Government to […]
LGA consultation on adult social care
While the Government’s Green Paper on social care has been delayed until the autumn, the Local Government Association (LGA) has produced its own green paper for adult social care and wellbeing. It is inviting responses to the paper, The lives we want to lead. Find […]
Ambulance service links with social prescribing
We have had contact with an ambulance service that is looking into the possibility of dispatching specialists in different kinds of healthcare, along with ambulances, where necessary. These people would be able to offer tailored care if the reason for the call was, for example, […]
23 projects to share £4.5m social prescribing fund
The Government has announced an investment of nearly £4.5m to 23 local community and voluntary programmes involved in social prescribing – such as street games, Citizens Advice, and walking clubs – which aims to improve a person’s health and wellbeing by influencing social, economic and […]
Priorities for the Plan: The future of healthcare
The Government is currently preparing a long-term plan for the future of health and care services, which will be presented in November. In order to ensure that the voices of the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector are heard, the charity National Voices has […]
‘We look after our own’: Dementia in Gypsy and Traveller communities
Friends Families and Travellers (FFT), our partners in the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, have produced a briefing paper on dementia. FFT undertook research to find out more about awareness of the symptoms of dementia in Gypsy and Traveller communities, awareness of ways to reduce […]
How STPs are working with communities
The Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR) has produced some briefings from the Building Health Partnerships: Self Care programme. These will be of interest to people concerned with how Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) are working with the voluntary and community sector and local people […]
Citizens Advice report: how mental health practitioners respond to practical problems
Citizens Advice, our partner in the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, has found that mental health practitioners are spending more time on non-health related issues, such as debt and housing, and this is having a negative impact on patients, staff and mental health services. Its […]
Wanted: ethnic minority patients and carers who can share their experiences of cancer
Patient surveys have shown that cancer patients from ethnic minority backgrounds tend to have different experiences from White British patients when receiving cancer care support in England. For example, some ethnic minority groups are less likely to report being treated with respect and dignity in […]