Carers Week

7 – 13th June 2021

Carers Week is an annual campaign to raise awareness of caring, highlight the challenges unpaid carers face and recognise the contribution they make to families and communities throughout the UK. It also helps people who don’t think of themselves as having caring responsibilities to identify as carers and access much-needed support.

This year the focus is on coming together to Make Caring Visible and Valued.

Read more here.

Windrush Day

Windrush Day is on 22nd June

Windrush Day honours the British Caribbean community, and the half a million people who travelled to the UK after the Second World War. The first Windrush Day was held on June 22 2018. More people than ever before are taking part this year to support the Windrush Generation, and show sympathy with the hardships they have endured.

For more information please read here.

We are currently promoting a collection of books inspired by the Windrush Generation in the library. If you would like one of these books to be posted out to you please email us academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

National Health Executive News

Volunteer initiative launched to combat NHS workforce shortage

A volunteering organisation has launched a new initiative which will help five NHS trusts in England. It will encourage the trusts’ volunteers to think about a long-term career in the NHS. The ‘Volunteer to Career’ programme is thought to tackle the workforce shortages in the NHS.

Read more about the initiative here.

Library Newsletter

June 2021

The June edition of the Library Newsletter is now available to view here.

Please feel free to download and share with your colleagues and/or department.

If you would like to see any additional features on our newsletter or have any queries regarding information featured in this month’s newsletter, please get in touch by emailing: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk

Podcast

What is the role of the NHS in tackling health inequalities?

Source: The King’s Fund

What is the role of the NHS in tackling health inequalities? | The King’s Fund

Helen McKenna talks with Dr Bola Owolabi, Director of Health Inequalities at NHS England and NHS Improvement, about the NHS’s spheres of influence, the power of gathering around a common cause, and whether the experience of the pandemic will lead to a step change in tackling health inequalities.

Listen to the podcast here.