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Getting social prescribing right: a win-win for people and the NHS

Wed, 9 September 2020
Charlotte Augst

Today’s launch of our new report - Rolling out social prescribing: Understanding the experience of the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector - is the result of months of engagement with the wider community and charity sector.

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National Voices Autumn programme: it’s time to Rebuild For All

Thu, 3 September 2020
Charlotte Augst

Charlotte sets out what we have planned ahead for our Autumn programme: Rebuild For All. 

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Impact of having an Intensive Care Unit admission with severe COVID-19

Fri, 7 August 2020
Christina Jones

Recently discharged Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Covid-19 patients often need support in their physical rehabilitation and in coping with the trauma of their experience. Christina Jones from ICUsteps explains the work they have been doing with recently discharged ICU patients during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Three strategic issues with social prescribing roll out

Thu, 16 July 2020
Christiana Melam

To enable social prescribing to flourish, Link Workers need to be set up to succeed. Christiana Melam from National Association of Link Workers (NALW) explores the issues which need to be addressed to enable Social Prescribing flourish.

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How is the CV19 pandemic affecting people from LGBTQ+ communities?

Thu, 14 May 2020
Harri Weeks

LGBTQ+ people have always faced stark health inequalities, and it’s no surprise that these are being exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Harri Weeks from The National LGB&T Partnership explains more about the impact of the virus and lockdown on both LGBTQ+ individuals and the sector that aims to support them.

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Putting older people in focus during COVID-19

Thu, 30 April 2020
Morgan Vine

As COVID-19 impacts all of our lives, everyone across the country is now getting used to a new normal. It’s changing the way we interact with others, our ability to work, maintain our health, and how we access food, care, and medical support. At Independent Age we hear from people in later life on a daily basis and we know that many were already facing significant challenges before the virus took hold of our country.

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Travelling to dialysis - a way ahead?

Thu, 5 March 2020
Fiona Loud

Fiona Loud looks at how travel forms such a massive part of the patient experience. 

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Voices for Improvement – How to get involved

Tue, 3 March 2020
Rachel Matthews

National Voices and the Q community are collaborating on a co-design project, supported by the Health Foundation, aimed at developing stronger mechanisms for connecting and supporting service users and patients involved in improvement. Over the next two months we are gathering information and ideas and we need your help.

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Matters of size

Mon, 2 March 2020
Charlotte Augst

Charlotte reflects this week on being Chief Executive of National Voices for one year. 

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When it comes to prevention, our efforts meet and complement

Thu, 13 February 2020
Nicolas Ventosa

The Prevention Concordat for Better Mental Health for All provides support to local areas and national organisations that demonstrate commitment by signing up and work together a whole, rather than as single parts. It reminds us that mental health matters as much as physical health, and this enhances initiatives from other partners.

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