Health and Care
Consultation: Reviewing the Dementia 2020 Challenge
The Department of Health and Social Care is carrying out a review of progress in delivering the Dementia 2020 Challenge. The Department would like to hear views on what has been achieved so far and assess whether the Challenge commitments are expected to be fulfilled by […]
Young and Homeless
Homeless Link, our partner in the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, has published its latest Young and Homeless report, funded by Land Aid and Comic Relief. The top three support needs of the young people that participated in the research were: not being in education employment […]
Your chance to shape community mental health services
If you work with people who use community mental health services, NHS England would like your help in hearing from them. It is inviting FaithAction members (through the Health and Wellbeing Alliance) to ask their service users to feed into the development of national policy […]
NHS 70th birthday – update on celebrations
FaithAction’s Faith & Health Award is our way of marking the 70th birthday of the NHS. Entries are currently being judged – watch this space! Meanwhile the NHS has plenty of celebrations planned – here are some examples. NHS Big 7Tea launched There are more […]
Opportunities for people with personal health budgets to give their views
If you, or people you work with, receive a personal health budget (PHB) or integrated personal budget (IPB, combining health and social care funding), NHS England would like to hear about your/their experiences. It is running a survey which is open until Monday 30 April, […]
Over-the-counter medicines: update
You may remember that the Government recently ran a consultation about the future of which medicines should be available on prescription. NHS England has now published its guidance on this, and a letter explaining the changes is available here. National Voices, our partners in the […]
Age UK report on social care: ‘Why call it care when nobody cares?’
As part of its Care in Crisis campaign, Age UK, our partner in the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, has published a new report, Why call it care when nobody cares? The report is built on the stories of 127 older people and their families who were involved […]
Events to mark the NHS’s 70th birthday
The NHS has a website where anyone can find out about events to celebrate the NHS’s 70th birthday close to where they live – from hospital open days and exhibitions to tea parties. If you are holding an event, you can also ask for it […]
Windrush 70 awards
Nominations for our Faith & Health Award have now closed, but you still have a week to apply for NHS England’s own awards to celebrate 70 years of the NHS. Over the last 70 years the NHS has relied on talent and workforce from around […]
News on housing and homelessness
Homeless Link, our partner in the Health and Wellbeing Alliance, has published its annual review of homelessness services in England. The report gives an overview of changing demand for these services, funding and provision, and examines topical issues faced by the sector. Download report here A […]