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Beyond the NHS

A series looking at how other public services and the voluntary sector work with the NHS

  • Doctor and a surgeon push a patient on a hospital bed trolley through accident and emergency department of a UK hospital.<br>H7XH3R Doctor and a surgeon push a patient on a hospital bed trolley through accident and emergency department of a UK hospital.

    'The right care at the right time': the team helping patients leave hospital

    Health staff are working with colleagues in social care and the voluntary sector to tackle the problem of delayed discharges
  • Elderly old woman at home with a rug on knees keeping warm indoors by electric fire with snow outside the windows in winter UK<br>BGGFJH Elderly old woman at home with a rug on knees keeping warm indoors by electric fire with snow outside the windows in winter UK

    'It made me depressed': how poor housing costs the NHS £1.4bn a year

    With a fifth of English homes officially not decent to live in, health and housing professionals are joining forces to improve residents’ wellbeing
  • Volunteers at Frimley Park hospital

    'The NHS would collapse without them': the growing role of volunteers

    Millions of volunteers at GP surgeries and hospitals provide an invaluable service to patients and ease the pressure on staff
  • Chris Dowding, a fire technician with Staffordshire Fire and Rescue, visits a couple at their home in Codsall near Wolverhampton.

    Yes, let’s celebrate the NHS at 70. But it isn’t the only service keeping us healthy

    From firefighters to care assistants and housing officers, a range of public services have an eye on our wellbeing
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