National Voices
@nationalvoices.bsky.social
A coalition of over 200 charities making what matters to people matter in health and care.
Account monitored Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm.
Account monitored Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm.
In this week’s blog, Tim Clarke shares how the NHS Transformation Directorate is tackling digital exclusion head-on, from library partnerships and free data schemes to inclusive design and accessibility testing across the NHS App and website.
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🔗 tinyurl.com/4aefm427
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 PM
In this week’s blog, Tim Clarke shares how the NHS Transformation Directorate is tackling digital exclusion head-on, from library partnerships and free data schemes to inclusive design and accessibility testing across the NHS App and website.
🔗 tinyurl.com/4aefm427
🔗 tinyurl.com/4aefm427
📢 In this week’s blog, Jacob Lant, Chief Executive at National Voices, argues that the NHS doesn’t need more patient feedback, it needs to start listening to and acting on the vast experience data it already has.
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👉 tinyurl.com/z62f8hbr
November 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
📢 In this week’s blog, Jacob Lant, Chief Executive at National Voices, argues that the NHS doesn’t need more patient feedback, it needs to start listening to and acting on the vast experience data it already has.
👉 tinyurl.com/z62f8hbr
👉 tinyurl.com/z62f8hbr
📢 In this week’s blog, Louis Horsley, National Voices’ Research and Insight Manager, shares new research commissioned by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for the State of Care 2024/25 report, exploring people’s experiences of follow-up care after hospital discharge.
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🔗 tinyurl.com/49skzzfu
November 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
📢 In this week’s blog, Louis Horsley, National Voices’ Research and Insight Manager, shares new research commissioned by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) for the State of Care 2024/25 report, exploring people’s experiences of follow-up care after hospital discharge.
🔗 tinyurl.com/49skzzfu
🔗 tinyurl.com/49skzzfu
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📢 The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced industrial action by Resident Doctors at NHS organisations across England from 14 November to 19 November. Here’s our response.
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📢 The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced industrial action by Resident Doctors at NHS organisations across England from 14 November to 19 November. Here’s our response.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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📢 The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced industrial action by Resident Doctors at NHS organisations across England from 14 November to 19 November. Here’s our response.
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📢 The British Medical Association (BMA) has announced industrial action by Resident Doctors at NHS organisations across England from 14 November to 19 November. Here’s our response.
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💡 How do we get more health value from every pound invested in the NHS?
National Voices is proud to be supporting @The Health Foundation with their new NHS Productivity Commission, which is asking this very question.
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💡 How do we get more health value from every pound invested in the NHS?
National Voices is proud to be supporting @The Health Foundation with their new NHS Productivity Commission, which is asking this very question.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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💡 How do we get more health value from every pound invested in the NHS?
National Voices is proud to be supporting @The Health Foundation with their new NHS Productivity Commission, which is asking this very question.
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💡 How do we get more health value from every pound invested in the NHS?
National Voices is proud to be supporting @The Health Foundation with their new NHS Productivity Commission, which is asking this very question.
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📢 In this week’s blog, Catherine Jameson, Vikki Wylde, Emma Johnson and Kirsty Roberts, researchers from the @bristoluni.bsky.social, share how they co-produced an inclusive patient information leaflet (PIL) template to make research participation more accessible to everyone.
November 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
📢 In this week’s blog, Catherine Jameson, Vikki Wylde, Emma Johnson and Kirsty Roberts, researchers from the @bristoluni.bsky.social, share how they co-produced an inclusive patient information leaflet (PIL) template to make research participation more accessible to everyone.
We recently said a fond farewell to Sharon Brennan, after two and a half years as Director of Policy & External Affairs.
Before moving on, Sharon penned a thoughtful blog about her time at National Voices, and the impact of embedding lived experience in policy influencing.
🔗 tinyurl.com/yp9uxhmt
Before moving on, Sharon penned a thoughtful blog about her time at National Voices, and the impact of embedding lived experience in policy influencing.
🔗 tinyurl.com/yp9uxhmt
October 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
We recently said a fond farewell to Sharon Brennan, after two and a half years as Director of Policy & External Affairs.
Before moving on, Sharon penned a thoughtful blog about her time at National Voices, and the impact of embedding lived experience in policy influencing.
🔗 tinyurl.com/yp9uxhmt
Before moving on, Sharon penned a thoughtful blog about her time at National Voices, and the impact of embedding lived experience in policy influencing.
🔗 tinyurl.com/yp9uxhmt
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🚀 National Voices’ new research with the Care Quality Commission explores patients’ experiences of follow-up care after leaving hospital.
🔗 tinyurl.com/76nepdcx
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🚀 National Voices’ new research with the Care Quality Commission explores patients’ experiences of follow-up care after leaving hospital.
🔗 tinyurl.com/76nepdcx
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October 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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🚀 National Voices’ new research with the Care Quality Commission explores patients’ experiences of follow-up care after leaving hospital.
🔗 tinyurl.com/76nepdcx
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🚀 National Voices’ new research with the Care Quality Commission explores patients’ experiences of follow-up care after leaving hospital.
🔗 tinyurl.com/76nepdcx
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Unpaid carers are at breaking point.
Our new #CostOfCaring report reveals a system stretched to its limit – and it’s carers who are paying the price.
52% are caring for longer hours
49% have cut back on essentials like food and heating
42% say their health has worsened
Our new #CostOfCaring report reveals a system stretched to its limit – and it’s carers who are paying the price.
52% are caring for longer hours
49% have cut back on essentials like food and heating
42% say their health has worsened
October 21, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Unpaid carers are at breaking point.
Our new #CostOfCaring report reveals a system stretched to its limit – and it’s carers who are paying the price.
52% are caring for longer hours
49% have cut back on essentials like food and heating
42% say their health has worsened
Our new #CostOfCaring report reveals a system stretched to its limit – and it’s carers who are paying the price.
52% are caring for longer hours
49% have cut back on essentials like food and heating
42% say their health has worsened
Today, the National Voices team had the pleasure of hearing from @tinukeawe.bsky.social , co-founder of Five X More, who shared the vital work she and Clotilde Abe are leading to improve the experiences and outcomes of Black maternal health in the UK.
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October 22, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Today, the National Voices team had the pleasure of hearing from @tinukeawe.bsky.social , co-founder of Five X More, who shared the vital work she and Clotilde Abe are leading to improve the experiences and outcomes of Black maternal health in the UK.
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To mark #ChallengePoverty Week, Jamie Thunder, Senior Policy Manager at @mariecurieuk.bsky.social reflects in our latest blog on how poverty shapes people’s final months and highlights the action and support needed to end financial hardship at the end of life.
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October 15, 2025 at 8:57 AM
To mark #ChallengePoverty Week, Jamie Thunder, Senior Policy Manager at @mariecurieuk.bsky.social reflects in our latest blog on how poverty shapes people’s final months and highlights the action and support needed to end financial hardship at the end of life.
🔗 tinyurl.com/bdfpnjdf
🔗 tinyurl.com/bdfpnjdf
In this week’s blog, Gethyn Williams, part of the GoVo Help Team at the Royal Voluntary Service, introduces GoVo, a new national volunteering platform designed to make finding and offering volunteering opportunities simpler, more flexible, and inclusive.
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🔗 tinyurl.com/ym9ywy37
October 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
In this week’s blog, Gethyn Williams, part of the GoVo Help Team at the Royal Voluntary Service, introduces GoVo, a new national volunteering platform designed to make finding and offering volunteering opportunities simpler, more flexible, and inclusive.
🔗 tinyurl.com/ym9ywy37
🔗 tinyurl.com/ym9ywy37
How far have we come in improving LGBTIQ+ cancer care?
In this week’s blog, OUTpatients explores progress in LGBTIQ+ cancer care, from screening access to specialist guidance, and discusses what still needs to be done to achieve equity.
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In this week’s blog, OUTpatients explores progress in LGBTIQ+ cancer care, from screening access to specialist guidance, and discusses what still needs to be done to achieve equity.
🔗 tinyurl.com/ycypmyaa
October 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
How far have we come in improving LGBTIQ+ cancer care?
In this week’s blog, OUTpatients explores progress in LGBTIQ+ cancer care, from screening access to specialist guidance, and discusses what still needs to be done to achieve equity.
🔗 tinyurl.com/ycypmyaa
In this week’s blog, OUTpatients explores progress in LGBTIQ+ cancer care, from screening access to specialist guidance, and discusses what still needs to be done to achieve equity.
🔗 tinyurl.com/ycypmyaa
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Good to hear @sharonbrennan.bsky.social @nationalvoices.bsky.social championing the crucial role that VCSE’s will play in realising the shift to community and brilliantly making the point that the 10YP care plan target must not result in tokenistic recording of patient wishes. #LabourConference2025
September 29, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Good to hear @sharonbrennan.bsky.social @nationalvoices.bsky.social championing the crucial role that VCSE’s will play in realising the shift to community and brilliantly making the point that the 10YP care plan target must not result in tokenistic recording of patient wishes. #LabourConference2025
🧵 Why we’re speaking out: National Voices is committed to challenging inequality and discrimination – in access to health and social care, across the VCSE sector, and in wider society where we can. [1/4]
September 23, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🧵 Why we’re speaking out: National Voices is committed to challenging inequality and discrimination – in access to health and social care, across the VCSE sector, and in wider society where we can. [1/4]
In her farewell blog, our Senior Policy and External Affairs Officer, @lucysey.bsky.social, reflects on three and a half years at National Voices, exploring how collaboration can turn individual stories into lasting system change.
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🔗 tinyurl.com/58ssppne
September 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
In her farewell blog, our Senior Policy and External Affairs Officer, @lucysey.bsky.social, reflects on three and a half years at National Voices, exploring how collaboration can turn individual stories into lasting system change.
🔗 tinyurl.com/58ssppne
🔗 tinyurl.com/58ssppne
🧵 Today is LGBT+ Parents and Carers Day 🌈
At National Voices, we stand with Proud 2 b Parents and all those celebrating. This year’s theme is Visibility — ensuring LGBT+ parents, carers and their children are seen, heard and valued. #LGBTQIAParentsCarersDay
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At National Voices, we stand with Proud 2 b Parents and all those celebrating. This year’s theme is Visibility — ensuring LGBT+ parents, carers and their children are seen, heard and valued. #LGBTQIAParentsCarersDay
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September 19, 2025 at 12:39 PM
🧵 Today is LGBT+ Parents and Carers Day 🌈
At National Voices, we stand with Proud 2 b Parents and all those celebrating. This year’s theme is Visibility — ensuring LGBT+ parents, carers and their children are seen, heard and valued. #LGBTQIAParentsCarersDay
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At National Voices, we stand with Proud 2 b Parents and all those celebrating. This year’s theme is Visibility — ensuring LGBT+ parents, carers and their children are seen, heard and valued. #LGBTQIAParentsCarersDay
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📢 EXCLUSIVE: Over a quarter (26%) of leukaemia patients in England experience avoidable delays in their diagnosis, resulting in a significant impact on patient outcomes and NHS resources, according to the results of a study commissioned by Leukaemia UK. 👇 (1/2)
September 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
📢 EXCLUSIVE: Over a quarter (26%) of leukaemia patients in England experience avoidable delays in their diagnosis, resulting in a significant impact on patient outcomes and NHS resources, according to the results of a study commissioned by Leukaemia UK. 👇 (1/2)
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Read more about the findings in our report: www.leukaemiauk.org.uk/news/1-in-4-... (2/2)
1 in 4 leukaemia patients in England experiences an avoidable delay in diagnosis - Leukaemia UK
A first of its kind study, commissioned by Leukaemia UK, has revealed that a quarter (26%) of leukaemia patients in England experience avoidable delays in their diagnosis, resulting in a...
www.leukaemiauk.org.uk
September 18, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Read more about the findings in our report: www.leukaemiauk.org.uk/news/1-in-4-... (2/2)
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Last month @nationalvoices.bsky.social published a blog where we explored what information and support people need in order to understand assisted dying laws that are currently being considered across the British Isles.
compassionindying.org.uk/blog-post/as...
compassionindying.org.uk/blog-post/as...
Assisted dying: how do we meet people’s needs and why the third sector should lead the way
As assisted dying laws are being debated in Parliaments across the British Isles, we asked the people we support what information and support they need to understand the law and have conversations wit...
compassionindying.org.uk
September 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Last month @nationalvoices.bsky.social published a blog where we explored what information and support people need in order to understand assisted dying laws that are currently being considered across the British Isles.
compassionindying.org.uk/blog-post/as...
compassionindying.org.uk/blog-post/as...
📣 We’re hiring!
National Voices is looking for a Project and Policy Officer to support our work advocating for inclusive and person-centred care. We welcome applications from people who want to make a real difference in policy and practice.
National Voices is looking for a Project and Policy Officer to support our work advocating for inclusive and person-centred care. We welcome applications from people who want to make a real difference in policy and practice.
August 28, 2025 at 8:36 AM
📣 We’re hiring!
National Voices is looking for a Project and Policy Officer to support our work advocating for inclusive and person-centred care. We welcome applications from people who want to make a real difference in policy and practice.
National Voices is looking for a Project and Policy Officer to support our work advocating for inclusive and person-centred care. We welcome applications from people who want to make a real difference in policy and practice.
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@nationalvoices.bsky.social are recruiting Lived Experience Partners to join their team.
Lived Experience Partners will work with the team to inform and influence their work, providing unique insight and expertise.
Apply for this role by 12th September.
www.nationalvoices.org.uk/work-with-us...
Lived Experience Partners will work with the team to inform and influence their work, providing unique insight and expertise.
Apply for this role by 12th September.
www.nationalvoices.org.uk/work-with-us...
Vacancies
Closing date: Friday 12 September 2025 National Voices is recruiting Lived Experience Partners to join our team. Our Lived Experience Partners are people with either: Our Lived Experience Partne...
www.nationalvoices.org.uk
August 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
@nationalvoices.bsky.social are recruiting Lived Experience Partners to join their team.
Lived Experience Partners will work with the team to inform and influence their work, providing unique insight and expertise.
Apply for this role by 12th September.
www.nationalvoices.org.uk/work-with-us...
Lived Experience Partners will work with the team to inform and influence their work, providing unique insight and expertise.
Apply for this role by 12th September.
www.nationalvoices.org.uk/work-with-us...
🚀 New to the blog!
Over 2300 people told @compassionindying.bsky.social what they need to make informed choices about assisted dying. Jemma Woodley shares their findings, and why the third sector must lead the way with clear information and supportive conversations.
👉 tinyurl.com/yhum8eyn
Over 2300 people told @compassionindying.bsky.social what they need to make informed choices about assisted dying. Jemma Woodley shares their findings, and why the third sector must lead the way with clear information and supportive conversations.
👉 tinyurl.com/yhum8eyn
August 20, 2025 at 9:25 AM
🚀 New to the blog!
Over 2300 people told @compassionindying.bsky.social what they need to make informed choices about assisted dying. Jemma Woodley shares their findings, and why the third sector must lead the way with clear information and supportive conversations.
👉 tinyurl.com/yhum8eyn
Over 2300 people told @compassionindying.bsky.social what they need to make informed choices about assisted dying. Jemma Woodley shares their findings, and why the third sector must lead the way with clear information and supportive conversations.
👉 tinyurl.com/yhum8eyn
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This looks like a timely report from the ever relevant @centreformh.bsky.social on the interface between the neighbourhood agenda and mental health. And it references a piece of work I did with them at @nationalvoices.bsky.social 'Ask me how I am'.
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications...
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications...
No Neighbourhood Health Without Mental Health - Centre for Mental Health
Embedding mental health support in NHS integrated neighbourhood teams.
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk
August 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This looks like a timely report from the ever relevant @centreformh.bsky.social on the interface between the neighbourhood agenda and mental health. And it references a piece of work I did with them at @nationalvoices.bsky.social 'Ask me how I am'.
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications...
www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/publications...
🚀 We’re recruiting!
National Voices is looking for more Lived Experience Partners to help shape and influence our work with their unique insights and expertise.
🔗 Find out more here: tinyurl.com/5n7xh4k8
📆 Apply by Friday 12 September.
National Voices is looking for more Lived Experience Partners to help shape and influence our work with their unique insights and expertise.
🔗 Find out more here: tinyurl.com/5n7xh4k8
📆 Apply by Friday 12 September.
August 15, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🚀 We’re recruiting!
National Voices is looking for more Lived Experience Partners to help shape and influence our work with their unique insights and expertise.
🔗 Find out more here: tinyurl.com/5n7xh4k8
📆 Apply by Friday 12 September.
National Voices is looking for more Lived Experience Partners to help shape and influence our work with their unique insights and expertise.
🔗 Find out more here: tinyurl.com/5n7xh4k8
📆 Apply by Friday 12 September.