Training available to Community Health Champions
Announcing Spring training for Champions! We are encouraging all our Community Health Champions to take advantage of free and low-cost training opportunities on offer from VAST throughout 2026. Every Champion is asked to complete the Health Literacy and Health Inequalities to give them the knowledge and skills required for the role. Low health literacy is […]
Grant applications are now OPEN!
Grant Applications are now OPEN Our Tackling Health Inequalities Grants Programme is back! Grants of up to £5,000 are now available to support Community Health Champions in identifying and developing projects to tackle health inequalities in Stoke-on-Trent. Project proposals should demonstrate how they have identified a health inequality affecting their community and how they can […]
Older LGBT+ group shines spotlight on health inequalities
Older LGBT+ group shines spotlight on health inequalities LGBT+ people experience health inequalities in many aspects of their lives including their experience of accessing health services. Being older can add to the difficulties experienced as many LGBT+ people have a long personal history of lived experiences that includes discrimination, rejection and social isolation. Additionally, some […]
Project 93: a tackling health inequalities case study
Case study: Project 93 Project 93: a tackling health inequalities case study Project 93 were set up in 1993 as a HIV charity. Since then their remit has grown to offer holistic support to the LGBTQ+ community. Last year Project 93 were approached by University Hospitals North Midlands NHS Trust who were seeking Trans awareness […]
Core20PLUS Ambassadors Programme
Information from: NHS England Core20PLUS Ambassadors Programme Recruitment for the fourth cohort of NHS England’s Core20PLUS Ambassadors Programme is open until Friday 12th September 2025. The programme is looking for people who are working in the NHS and across Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) or wider in local authorities, the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) […]
Tackling Health Inequalities | Project 93
Tackling Health Inequalities | Project 93 Project 93 is a Community Health Champions: Tackling Health Inequalities grant holder, based at the Dudson Centre in Hanley. They’re using their grant to develop a brand-new training course for healthcare staff at University Hospitals North Midlands (UHNM). This training helps to tackle the health inequalities that people in the […]