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- 25 September 2023
Joint statement on the Autumn/Winter Flu and COVID-19 vaccine rollout for 2023-2024 and beyond
Since the start of the pandemic, COVID-19 has continued to present a great deal of risk to communities and specific health conditions represented by some of National Voices’ members. We therefore convened a roundtable with our members to discuss the Autumn/Winter Flu and COVID-19 vaccine rollout for 2023-2024, which allowed them to provide insights on behalf of the communities and conditions they represent.
- COVID-19
- Communication and administration
- Health inequalities
- 21 September 2023
Learning the Lessons – The Unequal Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Voices of People and Communities
In April 2023, we held a workshop with members, supported by The Disrupt Foundation, on the unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. We explored how communities and groups were affected differently by both the virus itself and the measures brought in to control it.
- Unequal Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19
- Health inequalities
- Lived experience
- 14 August 2023
National Voices on the Major Conditions Strategy
To mark the publication of the government’s ‘case for change’ on how the country approaches the management of major conditions, we have laid out eight requirements the Major Conditions Strategy must meet to ensure it is successfully developed and implemented.
- Health inequalities
- Person-centred care
- 5 July 2023
NHS at 75 Insights Report
July 5 2023 marks the 75th anniversary of the NHS, and we have published our report on this date to mark this important anniversary. It is important that we mark and celebrate all that has been achieved over the last 75 years and look forward to the future.
- NHS @ 75
- Person-centred care
- Primary care
- Lived experience
- 4 July 2023
National Voices’ response to: The Integration of Primary and Community Care Committee
In February, The Integration of Primary and Community Care Committee published its call for evidence, inviting the public to provide their views on the delivery of integrated primary and community care services as part of its inquiry.
- Integrated care
- Primary care
- Person-centred care
- 28 June 2023
A vision for the future of primary care
In our work at National Voices, every day we hear about ways in which primary care professionals have made a positive difference to people living with mental and physical health conditions and disability. However, we also increasingly hear that the current state of play for primary care services is not working – for people accessing these services or for the primary care workforce. We find ourselves at a crossroads.
- A vision for the future of primary care
- Primary care
- Health inequalities
- Communication and administration
- Person-centred care
- Lived experience
- 28 June 2023
A shift to multidisciplinary teams in general practice: What this means for people experiencing health inequalities and frequent users of primary care services
The model of general practice is changing and, at the core of this, general practice is moving away from a model of ‘seeing a GP’ to a model that is ‘consulting with the multi-disciplinary team’. Primary care teams include over 15+ skilled roles, yet for many people accessing care, ‘going to the GP’ (the place) is synonymous with ‘seeing a GP’ (a doctor who is a general practitioner).
- A shift to multidisciplinary teams in general practice
- Primary care
- Health inequalities
- 28 June 2023
Accessible and inclusive communication within primary care: What matters to people with diverse communication needs
Primary care services are the front door to the NHS – they are the first port of call when we feel unwell and the main coordinator of care when we are living with health conditions. The primary care team have an important role in making people feel welcomed, listened to and taken seriously.
- Accessible and inclusive communication within primary care
- Communication and administration
- Health inequalities
- Primary care
- 30 March 2023
Tackling the cost of living crisis and impacts on health and wellbeing: Key actions health and care policy makers, commissioners and provider organisations can take
This resource, launched by members of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, discusses how the ongoing cost of living crisis is having a significant impact on health and wellbeing, with particularly acute challenges being faced by those who already experience health inequalities. It identifies six key actions health and care policy makers, commissioners and provider organisations can take to mitigate the impact of the cost of living crisis on people’s health and wellbeing,
- VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance
- Health inequalities
- 22 February 2023
Tackling inequality and disadvantage: Key actions policy makers, commissioners and provider organisations can take when developing an approach with a digital component, February 2023
This resource, launched by members of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance, highlights how groups of people who experience the greatest barriers to accessing health and care are often the most likely to experience digital exclusion.
- VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance
- Digital health and care
- Health inequalities