Charity and Voluntary Sector
BHF: New research has shown that being physically fit could have more of an impact on your health than controlling your weight.
AUK: Age UK has asked MPs to sign a pledge to reduce the number of winter deaths.
BHF: The Prime Minister has announced that patient data will be more widely available to charities like the British Heart Foundation to help their life-saving research.
VSO: VSO and the Peace Corps have signed a partnership agreement at the UN headquarters in New York that will allow the organisationsto share best practices and work more effectively in countries where volunteers serve.
HL: Relationship breakdowns are causing a rise in homelessness among young people, a new Homeless Link study has revealed.
CO: New support to help staff-led mutual organisations set up & spin out from the public sector has been unveiled by Francis Maude, Minister for the Cabinet Office recently. The new £10m Mutual Support Programme (MSP) will provide business & professional services to groups of staff or existing mutual organisations.
