Blogs

Lorraine Stanley, Founder and CEO of SWAD, a training organisation that specialises in the area of disability and sex, puts a spotlight on the many barriers facing disabled people in accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare.

Diabetes UK is seeing the impact that the cost of living crisis is having on people who are living with or who are at risk of diabetes. As well as being forced to cut back on essentials in ways which risk their health now, there’s a serious risk that people will be storing up health problems for years to come – and the NHS needs to be prepared for this.

In April, The Healthcare Show, one of three co-located Health Plus Care events, brought together thought leaders from across health and social care. The host of topics under discussion included acting on inequality to ensure safety for those accessing care, leaning into lived experience, and thinking about elements of health and care more broadly. Attending on behalf of National Voices to determine policy priorities in the sector, the following reflects on my time at the event.

A new King’s Fund report, ‘Actions to support partnership: Addressing barriers to working with the voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in integrated care systems’, aims to support leaders in statutory and VCSE organisations by identifying and testing approaches to facilitate more equal partnership working.