The community and voluntary sector, or third sector, encompasses a broad range of organisations and groups. It includes everything from small local action groups to social enterprises to international charities and everything in between.
Our recent work and content on this topic is listed below.
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Drawing on findings from the Health Anchors Learning Network, Jenna Collins explores how the NHS can help combat climate change through its role as an anchor institution.
Using visualisation methods to analyse referral networks within community health care among patients aged 65 years and over
Project that will use behavioural insights methods to optimise health care workers’ medication prescribing and use choices, improve understanding of patient experience, and prioritise medication safet...
The work of Pathway shows how services can be brought together to help homeless people with complex needs
NHS volunteering can help us get the very best out of our health care service
This project is aiming to improve birth experience and subsequent symptoms of stress, anxiety and trauma.
Health Foundation response to Public Health Grant funding announcement.
In the last of our family, friends and community blogs, Bev writes about her experience of disability and online community.
What can be done to tackle social isolation and its associated health and wellbeing risks? Rose Minshall of our Healthy Lives team writes about a successful example from south London.
This project aimed alleviate discomfort and reduce pressure damage in people at high risk of developing pressure ulcers.
This project aimed to improve the quality of health and care services for people living in residential care.
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