‘Britain – along with much of the world – is currently navigating its way through unprecedented times as the COVID-19 pandemic forces rapid social, political and legal developments. … Read more
Month: March 2020
More resource will be required to support NHS volunteers
‘The news that over half a million (and counting) people have signed up to volunteer to support the NHS and social care system has been widely welcomed, … Read more
Social policy expert: ‘Double Child Benefit and bring in Universal Income Benefit now’
‘COVID-19 will have immediate and also longer-term impacts. In the short term businesses are closing, people are losing their jobs, there are more evictions and there has been an explosion … Read more
How is COVID-19 affecting the charity sector?
‘The COVID-19 pandemic places an unprecedented challenge for the charities who work in the very heart of communities across the United Kingdom. They are facing pressures on all fronts. … Read more
What does COVID-19 mean for the UK health and social care system?
As the numbers of confirmed cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in the UK, Dr Lindsay Forbes, Senior Clinical Research Fellow (Public Health) at Kent’s … Read more