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Health and wellbeing

Tools and inspiration to improve health and wellbeing in your area

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Health and wellbeing
Neighbourhood Health in Action: Insights from six communities leading change

Local Trust is working in partnership with NHS Confederation on a...
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Community spirit Health and wellbeing
A Neighbourhood Health Service: Community sector reflections on the NHS 10 Year Plan

The NHS 10 Year Plan’s shift toward community-based healthcare is a...
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Health starts in the neighbourhood

This report shares a new vision for healthcare that prioritises prevention,...
Health and wellbeing
Voices of Big Local
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Community spirit Health and wellbeing
Changemakers: Building alliances and a sense of belonging in Battersea

As a partnership member of Big Local SW11, Asi Munisi has...
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Health and wellbeing
Building healthy neighbourhoods through community action

Kyle Vanelli reflects on our health policy sprint and outlines the...
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A group of older adults smiling and chatting in a community hall. Some are seated and some are standing.
Community spirit Health and wellbeing
Power in partnerships: Communities leading the way to better health

Ruby Frankland introduces the action research programme in partnership with NHS...
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Young people’s wellbeing in doubly disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Greater Manchester

Examining young people's wellbeing, through the lens of those living and...
Health and wellbeing Spaces and services
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Social Capital 2025: The case for strengthening social bonds to prevent crime

This paper explores the question of whether a person’s social capital...
Health and wellbeing
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Health and wellbeing Spaces and services
Social capital: The virtuous cycle of crime prevention

We reflect on the final paper in our Social Capital series...
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