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Making an impact: small and medium-sized voluntary sector organisations’ responses to the Covid-19 pandemic

How are small and medium-sized voluntary and community sector organisations responding to the Covid-19 pandemic? With flexibility and agility – and with their communities’ needs at the heart of their responses.
By Jo Davies, Chief Executive, WILD Young Parents Project, Andrew Wallis, Chief Executive, Unseen, Joseph Jeffers, Chief Executive, ASKI, Martin Bisp, Chief Executive, Empire Fighting Chance, Mike Rose, Business Development Lead, Maundy Relief, Nahid Rasool, Chief Executive, Shantona Women’s and Family Centre, Helen Jones, Chief Executive, Leeds GATE - 14 January 2021 5-minute read
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Improving the nation’s health: striking the right balance between national and local

Sally Warren reflects on the findings of the Health Devolution Commission, which considered the role of ‘health in all policies’ and the balance between local and national action.
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By Sally Warren - 27 August 2020 4-minute read
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Can the real ‘anchor institutions’ stand up?

What can social enterprises teach the NHS about being an effective anchor institution? Ben Collins considers how organisations must work in partnership to better support the communities they serve.
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By Ben Collins - 24 August 2020 5-minute read
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Tough challenges but new possibilities: shaping the post Covid-19 world with the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector

Lisa Weaks explores the challenges facing the VCSE sector and the importance of harnessing its expertise, workforce and reach in the Covid-19 response.
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By Lisa Weaks - 15 May 2020 4-minute read
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Capitalising on the offer of help – volunteering in the Covid-19 crisis

The number of people stepping up to volunteer during the Covid-19 outbreak has hit the headlines, but what role are they playing? Helen Gilburt considers the how volunteers are supporting the current response and what that might mean for volunteering in the future.
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By Helen Gilburt - 17 April 2020
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Learning the lessons from Grenfell: ‘our stories and our voice’

The Grenfell tragedy and its aftermath have revealed that public sector organisations do not always adequately serve local communities. In this guest blog, authors from Grenfell United reflect on the importance of sharing stories and real engagement at all levels to build trust and ensure meaningful support.
By Fatima Elguenuni , Robyn Doran, Bellal Elguenuni, Natasha Elcock - 9 March 2020
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Cardiovascular disease and population health: thinking beyond the hospital ward

What role do doctors have to play in improving population health? Aseem Malhotra considers the responsibility they have not only to their patients, but also to their hospital, the wider NHS and the population as a whole.
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By Dr Aseem Malhotra - 5 March 2020
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The reality of leading for population health: starting with A, B, C

Where’s the best place to start when thinking about population health? Durka Dougall shares some learning from the Fund’s work to date.
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By Durka Dougall - 3 March 2020
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Looking ahead to 2020

Richard Murray outlines what to look out for in the coming year, from early announcements on workforce and funding, to longer-term ambitions for integration and culture change.
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By Richard Murray - 1 January 2020
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Five hits, five misses: public and population health and the main party manifestos

Health is about more than the NHS and social care. Here, David Buck looks at the parties’ wider commitments that will affect the population’s health.
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By David Buck - 4 December 2019
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Genomic medicine: a tool for population health?

Genomic medicine has been hailed as the magic bullet for prevention, diagnosis and personalised treatment. But what can we really expect from this field? Cecilia Price looks at the impact of the 100,000 Genomes Project to better understand the future role of genomics in health and care.
By Cecilia Price, NHS graduate management trainee - 7 November 2019
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Tackling 'imposter syndrome': working with third sector leaders

David Naylor reflects on ‘imposter syndrome’ and considers its impact on third sector leaders and beyond.
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By David Naylor - 19 September 2019
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Making local government finance even more local

How might prospective changes to local government finance impact on health and wellbeing? Sally Warren considers how two changes will affect how local authorities are able to raise funds and meet the needs of their populations.
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By Sally Warren - 16 August 2019
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Public health spending: where prevention rhetoric meets reality

As the government publishes its Green Paper on prevention, Dave Buck considers the impact of cuts to local government budgets on public health spending and the funding needed to ensure the commitments made can become a reality.
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By David Buck - 23 July 2019
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'We will back you': a positive approach to risk

In order to deliver personalised care to people using council services in Wigan, the council has adopted a fundamentally different approach to risk. Dan Wellings highlights how training staff to have ‘different conversations’ with people using their services and backing them to act on what they hear has allowed this transformation to take place.
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By Dan Wellings - 12 July 2019
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Saving lives, supporting communities: The role of volunteers in ambulance services

Volunteers are involved in providing vital frontline care and support to ambulance services. Helen Gilburt explains how these roles are developing and diversifying to meet the wider needs of the NHS as a whole.
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By Helen Gilburt - 30 May 2019
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The prevention Green Paper: the right time to put it in its place?

David Buck considers what is likely to be in the government’s Green Paper on prevention – and what should be in it.
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By David Buck - 24 May 2019
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Understanding urban health: Thinking large and small

Improving population health in towns and cities requires both an overarching city-wide strategy, as well as a granular understanding of the needs of local neighbourhoods, as Chris Naylor and Kieron Boyle explain.
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By Chris Naylor, Kieron Boyle - 8 May 2019
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Hitting the sweet spot? multi-morbidity, the NHS long-term plan and population health

With its long list of commitments on specific clinical issues, did the NHS long-term plan miss a vital opportunity to address health inequalities? David Buck takes a look at what the plan could achieve for people with multi-morbidities, in a guest blog for the Richmond Group.
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By David Buck - 15 April 2019
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Primary care networks and the NHS long-term plan: the new player on the pitch

Richard Murray considers the role primary care networks are meant to play in alleviating workforce pressures, linking general practice with integrated care systems and improving population health.
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By Richard Murray - 3 April 2019
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