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This year The Big Help Out will take place over the weekend 7th – 9th June, and more people than ever will be lending a hand. They are calling on organisations and charities to upload their volunteering opportunities and make sure they are available for […]

The Nuffield Trust and the King’s Fund have published the latest British Social Attitudes Survey (BSA) results. The survey has revealed public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to the lowest level ever recorded. According to the latest findings, for the first time in the 41-year history of the […]

Homelessness, housing insecurity and poor housing can increase suicide risk and there is a need to improve suicide prevention activity for people experiencing this. The Suicide Prevention Consortium, fellow members of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, heard experiences relating to suicide prevention support, from […]

With the support of the NHS England Health Inequalities Improvement Team, ‘Creating inclusive services: How community organisations help tackle acute health inequalities‘ explores the role of community organisations in creating inclusive and culturally competent services which meet the needs of marginalised groups locally and help […]

There are currently long waiting lists for young people needing mental health support in the UK. The National Academy of Social Prescribing (NASP) are holding a webinar on 16th April from 12:30-1:30pm, to explore how a social prescribing pathway could help young people aged 11-18 […]

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are seeking views from the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise sector about how the UKHSA could better engage with people from different communities. The survey aims to provide UKHSA with information to help connect better with people from different […]