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Yussuf Ahmed is the Coordinator at Islington Somali Community, an organisation belonging to our Diverse Communities Health Voice partnership. In this guest blog, Yussuf talks about the benefits of the collaboration.

Our analysis of GP websites in January 2023

We spoke to 65 residents from communities experiencing health inequalities. All were smokers or ex-smokers. Few had taken up the offer of support to give up.

A new scheme could see women across England save hundreds of pounds yearly on their Hormone Replacement Therapy with a prepayment certificate.

We spoke to 98 smokers and ex-smokers from communities experiencing health inequalities.

We asked people about their experiences of cervical screening, bowel cancer screening, and breast screening services.

We listened to feedback from LGBTQI+ residents on a wide range of services including healthcare, social care, mental health support, and housing.

LGBTQI+ residents shared their experiences of accessing health, mental health, social care, and housing services.

Following several years of locally-led development, Integrated Care Systems were established across England on a statutory basis on 1 July 2022

Many of the people we spoke to wanted to see pharmacies offering more preventative and diagnostic services. Health checks, blood tests, and cholesterol tests were services people said they could access more easily at a pharmacy.

We spoke to 212 residents from communities that experience health inequalities. Over half found the booking process difficult. Many struggled to get through by phone and it was hard to get a face-to-face appointment.

The Royal College of Nursing has announced that members will take strike action from Sunday 30 April to Monday 1 May 2023.