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Friendly phone call support launch marks new era for NHS Volunteer Responders programme.
NHS Volunteer Responders has reopened requests for Check In and Chat and Check In and Chat Plus volunteers to help patients who feel isolated or lonely by providing regular friendly phone calls. The decision to bring the service back follows insight from GPs and social […]
The Big Help Out – Save the date!
Community Volunteering is an important part of the UK’s story, from Air Raid Wardens during the Second World War to over 12 million of us who stepped forward during the pandemic. Now thousands of organisations – big and small – are getting together to mark […]
Association of Mental Health Providers: #MHEqualityNow Campaign
The Association of Mental Health Providers, part of the Mental Health Consortium in the VCSE Health & Wellbeing Alliance, are calling for urgent action to support community mental health services. Their new research reveals alarming insights into the demand on mental health services. Over 8 […]
North East London Cancer Alliance: Awareness Campaign
The NHS North East London Cancer Alliance, in partnership with The Eve Appeal (a leading UK charity raising awareness of and funding research for gynaecological cancers) recently launched the ‘You Need to Know’ campaign. The aim of the campaign is to increase awareness of womb […]
Stop the Squeeze: Invitation for faith leaders to sign open letter on Cost of Living Crisis
Stop the Squeeze is a coalition campaign of over 50 civil society organisations, trade unions and grassroots groups (such as Oxfam and Save the Children) which aims to build support for a bolder progressive agenda on the cost of living crisis. The coalition would like […]
The Maternity Consortium: Sharing learning from the Starting Well Fund
The Maternity Consortium, fellow members of the VCSE Health & Wellbeing Alliance, recently hosted a webinar sharing learning from the Starting Well Fund. The Starting Well Fund, run by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England and Improvement, aims to improve health […]