About this theme
This theme covers all aspects of physical and mental health and their research and protection. It is one of the eight universal themes which form our grantmaking framework and allow us to address every aspect of society. Fellows’ stories
Fellows' updates November 2023 Fellow's update: Tamsin Longley
Senior occupational therapist at the Royal Marsden Hospital Tamsin Longley (CF 2018) spoke at the Head and Neck Cancer Conference, hosted by The Swallows in Torquay. Her talk was entitled 'Look Beyond Head and Neck Cancer' and focused on new perspective and insights in managing this type of cancer.
By Tamsin Longley, 2023
Report Translating systems thinking into practice to get communities physically active
By Sarah Haden-Godwin, 2020
We all wish to live a life in good health, free from illness and suffering. As a nurse and a yoga teacher, this has been made abundantly clear to me over the years whether working in a prison in Glasgow, or in a clinic in Bhopal, India.
By Lorraine Close, 2023
Fellows' updates October 2023 Fellow's update: Tony Wright
Tony Wright (CF 2011), Founder and CEO of Forward Assist has reported that The Company of Communicators’ 2023 Clarity in Charity in Communications Award has been won by Forward Assist for its campaigns raising the profile of women veterans’ and their struggle against sexual harassment and bullying in the military.
By Tony Wright, 2023
A passionate believer in how those with lived experience can bring social issues to the fore, Churchill Fellow Anna Wardley (CF 2019) spoke to us about her own personal Fellowship journey and the advice she would give to people thinking of applying. In 2022 supported by her Fellowship work and connections she had made, Anna set up the Luna Foundation to transform the way young people are supported after suicide bereavement, particularly after the death of a parent or primary caregiver.
18 October 2023
Fellows' updates October 2023 Fellow's update: Olwen Finlay
Olwen Finlay (CF 1973) notified us of an article 'A history of social housing' edited by Ian Elliott, which acknowledges Olwen's ideas from his Churchill Fellowship. Proceeds from the publication are in aid of the Northern Ireland Hospice Belfast and the Alice Leahy Trust in Dublin.
By Olwen Finlay, 2023
Blogs & conversations Finding the beauty in illness
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and this year’s campaign is focusing on raising awareness around secondary breast cancer. In this powerful blog, Churchill Fellow, Lottie Barnes (CF 2020) talks through her second primary cancer diagnosis and how it interrupted her Fellowship journey but inspired her to challenge perceptions around the imagery of illness. Photographed in chronological order (2021-22), with a high-fashion, photo shoot aesthetic, ‘Finding the Beauty in Illness’ documents and interprets an eight to nine-month journey of chemotherapy and mastectomy to convalescence and beyond.
By Lottie Barnes, 2023
Fellows' updates October 2023 Fellow's update: Josephine Spring
Josephine Spring (CF 2014) has written a chapter drawing on her fellowship in a book which has now been published. The book is titled Cultivated Therapeutic Landscapes, Gardening for Prevention, Restoration and Equity.
By Josephine Spring, 2023
Blogs & conversations Addressing healthcare inequalities faced by British ethnic minorities
It’s a story that has the same headline year after year. British ethnic minorities spend the longest time on the organ transplant waiting lists; they make up the largest demographic group in need of life-saving organs and yet donate significantly fewer organs than their white counterparts.
By Nishtha Chugh, 2023
Blogs & conversations Raising awareness of Lyme disease
By Isabell MacInnes, 2023
