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This project is led by Samantha Laws, a PhD student at Cardiff University. She is conducting a study about the safety of non-conveyance. Non-conveyance is when ambulance crews attend patients when they call 999, but it is decided that they don’t need to go to the Emergency Department.

The SPACES research team at Oxford Brookes University are inviting women aged 40–65 to take part in a confidential interview study exploring a new alcohol support resource which has been designed for, by, and with mid-life women.

NHS England has launched a new central recruitment website for NHS volunteers, bringing health volunteering opportunities in one place for the first time.

This project, led by Willow McGowan-Crewe, a trainee clinical psychologist at Royal Holloway University, is looking at how mental health difficulties are experienced from the perspectives of people with learning disabilities when they were pregnant or up to two years after they gave birth. It will be exploring how people made sense of their mental health difficulties, what has helped with management and recovery of the mental health difficulties, and different types support that has been available.

If you live in England and are an NHS patient you have the right to choose who delivers your care. This includes who can provide your ADHD assessment and support you with starting medication. This page focusses on one person's experience of using the Right to Choose pathway and their top tips as a result.

Some recent research by the Nuffield Trust highlights what we have been hearing about NHS CHC funding - that the process is confusing and sometimes hard for individuals to go through. We have provided some information and advice to help with this, including a video by someone with lived experience.

If you are between 40 and 74 - do you know about NHS Health Checks - would you attend them if invited? A recent report by Healthwatch England shows that men are willing to attend for certain screening if invited.

In the past 6 months 42 Surrey residents have talked to us about requesting and trying to access reasonable adjustments and accessible information. They have shared their experiences via our Helpdesk and/ or at community engagement events.

Access to GP services is increasingly through online channels – the NHS App or the GP practice website – but how accessible is this for everyone? The use of AI (artificial intelligence) in general practice is also growing, but how do people really feel about the use of this sort of technology to assist them when dealing with general practice?

We explored whether people who are unable to leave their home are having their needs met by community health and care services.

We are pleased to bring you the second edition of our public newsletter - keeping you informed of our latest work.

An opportunity to take part in a survey that will be instrumental in shaping better services and informing future policy to support patients living with continence issues.