Delivering social impact: Anchor celebrates report launch at House of Commons
The social impact of Anchor, England’s largest provider of specialist housing and care for people in later life, is documented in a report which was launched at the House of Commons on Tuesday 30 April.
Labour MP candidate Luke Charters visits Clifton Park Hospital in York to see high quality healthcare in action
Luke Charters - Labour’s Candidate for York Outer in this year’s General Election – has visited Clifton Park Hospital in the constituency to meet local doctors, nurses and wider staff working at the hospital to deliver high quality healthcare to patients across York, and further afield.
Nick Forbes CBE visits Ramsay Health Care UK’s Tees Valley Hospital to see people caring for people in action
Purpose Coalition Engagement Director and former Member of Keir Starmer’s Shadow Cabinet, Nick Forbes CBE has visited Purpose Coalition partner and leading independent healthcare provider, Ramsay Health Care UK, to see first-hand its work at Tees Valley Hospital.
Julian Sturdy MP visits Clifton Park Hospital in York to see ‘People Caring for People’ in action
York Outer Conservative MP, Julian Sturdy has visited Clifton Park Hospital to meet local doctors, nurses and wider staff working at the hospital.
Kent and Medway NHS Foundation Trust confirms its social impact commitment
Leading mental health provider, Kent and Medway NHS Foundation Trust (KMPT), has marked a new stage in its social impact journey.
Access to care is a major barrier to good health and wellbeing
Access to healthcare is one of the key social determinants of health. Being able to access NHS care when and where it is needed, and feeling that their voice is heard, is crucial for disadvantaged communities to facilitate the better health and wellbeing that will allow them to take advantage of opportunity.
How the NHS is playing a crucial part in breaking down barriers to opportunity
A recent report1 has highlighted the stark divide in health and wealth in the UK, with people living in the most deprived parts of the country more than twice as likely to be in poor health as those living in the most affluent.
North East MP Peter Gibson visits Tees Valley Hospital to see the work of Ramsay Health Care UK in action
Peter Gibson, MP for Darlington, has visited Tees Valley Hospital to see how Ramsay Health Care UK is delivering high quality healthcare for patients across Teesside, South Durham and North Yorkshire.
New research highlights why health inequality needs to be at the top of the political agenda
New research has laid bare the huge economic and social inequalities that impact health outcomes across England, with one million people dying prematurely as a result in the decade after 2011.
Read: Shortlist announced for The Purpose Coalition Awards 2023 Breaking Down Barriers
The Purpose Coalition is proud to announce the shortlist of winners for the Purpose Coalition Awards 2023, Breaking Down Barriers, partnered with Sodexo.
Read: The inequalities of ageing
How long you live and how well you age are down to a postcode lottery, with the gap in wealth and health between the richest and poorest growing as people get older.
Read: Tackling health inequalities on the frontline - Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust launches its Levelling Up Impact Report
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust (HCT) today launched a Levelling Up Impact Report in partnership with the Purpose Coalition which assesses where it is delivering a positive social impact and identifies where it can go even further.
Read: Ramsay Health Care UK launches social impact report in the heart of Westminster
Ramsay Health Care UK, one of the leading providers of independent hospital services in England, has launched its Social Impact Report in the heart of Westminster.
Read: The Purpose Coalition Awards 2023 “Breaking Down Barriers" - Nominations live now!
The Purpose Coalition is proud to announce the launch of The Purpose Coalition Awards 2023 - Breaking Down Barriers, partnered with Sodexo.
Read: Millions miss out on opportunity as destitution in the UK rises
As winter approaches and people are thinking about turning on their heating and eating more warming food, a stark reminder has been delivered that for millions of people in the UK, these things will simply not be an option.
Read: Break down the stigma, break down the barriers – transforming the workplace for women
Breaking down the barriers that women can face at work is a crucial part of making the most of our workforce and ensuring that everyone has access to opportunity.
Read: New analysis shows long-term sickness is forcing women and young men from the workforce
The first in-depth study into the impact of ill-health on the UK’s working population has highlighted worrying trends of long-term sickness in two particular groups - women across all age ranges and young men aged 16-24, with a sharp increase in mental health issues.
Read: LPC 23 - Providing recruitment solutions for the NHS
The NHS and the services it provides will be one of the most important issues at the next general election. There are currently 7 million people on waiting lists, and 100,000 vacancies in the NHS so there is huge interest in Labour’s commitment to building an NHS fit for the future, and what that might look like.
Read: LPC 23 - Changing the conversation on women’s health and wellbeing in the workplace
Women’s health issues have all too often been a taboo subject in the workplace, scarcely acknowledged and barely discussed. Their performance, their productivity, their retention and their morale all suffered as a result. Clearly bad news for women, but also bad news for business.
Read: New research highlights why social mobility should be top of the political agenda
If you are born in a position of disadvantage, it will be harder now than at any point over the last half century to move up the social ladder.