Voluntary Sector Providers

In this blog post, Chinwe Ude shares how Darent Valley hospital in Kent has improved and changed epilepsy services for children and their families, based upon their needs.

Chief Executive of National Voices, Jeremy Taylor, shares his reflections and learnings from the National Voices Conference 2018.

Natalie Castro currently runs the Befriending Plus project for One Westminster that supports many older people living in the borough through its network of volunteer befrienders. The aim is to improve the lives of older people and help them remain as independent as possible.

At a time when general practice is under pressure, volunteering has been highlighted as a means of engaging with communities. In its latest report, The King's Fund shares the different ways volunteers are contributing to general practice.

Anna Charles, Senior Policy Adviser at The King's Fund, shares how community services could offer solutions to the pressures on the health and care system across the country.

Ewan King shares learnings from SCIE's recent briefing on how to grow small-scale, community-led innovations to improve people’s lives.

Care navigators are ‘bridging’ roles in our communities. Find out how they are improving quality of life for older people on the Isle of Wight.

Benali Hamdache, Campaigns Engagement Manager at Parkinson’s UK, shares how vital Parkinson’s specialist nurses are for people with the condition and explains why they are increasingly coming under threat.

Gary Copitch, Chief Executive at People's Voice Media, shares how Community Reporting can empower people with lived experience to tell their own, authentic stories, offering valuable and understanding insight into their realities.